Article 1. Main
Principles of the Elections of the President of Ukraine

1. The President of Ukraine shall be elected by the citizens of Ukraine on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage, by means of a
secret ballot.

2. The term of office of the President of Ukraine shall be
determined by the Constitution of Ukraine.

Article 2. General
Suffrage

1. The elections of the President of Ukraine are general.
Citizens of Ukraine, who have
reached 18 years of age on the day of elections, shall have the right to vote.

2. The document confirming Ukrainian citizenship is:

1) a passport of a citizen of Ukraine;

2) a passport of a citizen of Ukraine for travelling abroad;

3) a diplomatic passport;

4) a service passport;

5) a seaman's identity card;

6) a crew member's identity
card;

7) a military ticket for
fixed-term military servicemen;

8) a temporary identity card of
a citizen of Ukraine;

9) a card (certificate) issued
by an institution under the penitentiary system, which must contain the
surname, name and patronymic date, month and year of birth, citizenship, a
photo of the person, the signature of the head and seal of the institution -
for persons held in penitentiary institutions.

3. Citizens of Ukraine who have the right to vote may participate in the work of election
commissions as their members, as well as in the conduct of the pre-election
campaign, in the observation of the elections of the President of Ukraine and
in other events in accordance to the procedure specified in this and other laws
of Ukraine.

4. Any direct or indirect privileges or restrictions of the
voting rights of the citizens of Ukraine based on race, skin colour, political,
religious and other convictions, gender, ethnic and social origin, property
status, place of residence, or based on language or other criteria, besides
those envisaged by the Constitution of Ukraine and this Law, shall be
prohibited.

5. Citizens found incapable by a court shall not have the
right to vote.

6. A citizen of Ukraine, who, at the time of preparation
and conduct of the elections, resides or is staying outside the boundaries of
Ukraine, and who on legal grounds crossed the State boundary of Ukraine, shall
exercise s his/her right to vote for the elections of the President of Ukraine
on a general basis.

7. Citizens of Ukraine who have the right to vote are voters.

Article 3. Equal Suffrage

1. The elections of the President of Ukraine shall be equal:
citizens of Ukraine shall take
part in them on an equal basis.

2. Each voter has one vote in the elections of the
President of Ukraine. The voter may only cast his/her vote at one election
precinct on the day of elections.

3. All candidates nominated for the post of the President
of Ukraine shall enjoy equal rights and opportunities to take part in the
election process.

4. The equality of rights and opportunities to take part in
the election process is guaranteed by:

1) a prohibition of all
privileges and restrictions on the candidates for the post of President of
Ukraine based on race, skin colour, political, religious and other convictions,
gender, ethnic and social origin, property status, place of residence, or based
on language or other criteria;

2) a prohibition on interference
from the side of State executive bodies and bodies local self-government in the
election process, except in cases envisaged by this Law;

3) a prohibition on using other
funds than funds from the State Budget of Ukraine and the election funds of the
candidates to the post of President of Ukraine for the purposes of financing
the pre-election campaign.

Article 4. Direct Suffrage

Elections of the President of Ukraine are direct. Citizens
of Ukraine shall directly elect
the President of Ukraine.

Article 5. Voluntary Participation
in Elections

Citizens of Ukraine participate in the elections of the President of Ukraine on a
voluntary basis. No one may be forced to take part or not take part in the
elections.

Article 6. Free Elections

1. The elections of the President of Ukraine are free. The
voters are guaranteed conditions to form and express their will freely during
voting.

2. The use of violence, threats, fraud, bribery or any
other actions impeding the free formation and free expression of the will of
the voters is prohibited.

3. Military servicemen shall vote at ordinary election
precinct located outside the boundaries of dislocations of military units,
except in cases envisaged by this Law. Fixed-term military service­men shall be
provided with at least a four hour leave on the day of elections in order to
ensure the free expression of their will.

Article 7. Secret Ballot

The ballot for the elections for the President of Ukraine
is secret: control over the expression of the will of voters is prohibited.

Article 8. Personal Voting

Each voter shall cast s his/her vote at the elections of
the President of Ukraine in person. Voting on behalf of other persons, as well
as delegating one's right to vote to any other person, is prohibited.

Article 9. Eligibility

1. A citizen of Ukraine, who is thirty-five years of age on
the day of elections, eligible to vote, has a commands of the state language
and has resided in Ukraine for the last ten years prior to the day of
elections, can be elected the President of Ukraine.

2. According to this Law, residence in Ukraine means:

1) residence on the territory
within the State boundary of Ukraine;

2) stay on a vessel at sea under
the State Flag of Ukraine;

3) stay , in accordance with the
procedure established by legislation, of citizens of Ukraine outside the
boundaries of Ukraine on official travel, service in diplomatic and other
official representations and consular offices of Ukraine, international
organizations and their agencies;

4) stay at polar stations of Ukraine;

5) service in a military unit of
the Armed Forces of Ukraine
dislocated outside the boundaries of Ukraine;

6) stay of the citizens of Ukraine outside its boundaries according
to applicable international agreements of Ukraine.

3. According to this Law, residence in Ukraine shall also include residence
together with the persons, specified in clause three of part two of this
article, of members of their family.

4. A citizen, who has been convicted of a premeditated
crime and such conviction has not been cancelled or removed according to the
procedure established by law, cannot be nominated as a candidate to the post of
the President of Ukraine.

5. One and the same individual cannot be the President of
Ukraine for more than two consecutive terms. An individual who has been elected
the President of Ukraine for two consecutive terms cannot be nominated as a
candidate for this post.

6. A person, whose powers at the post of President of
Ukraine have been terminated before the term according to the Constitution of
Ukraine, cannot be nominated candidate to the post of the President of Ukraine
in extraordinary elections called in connection with the
aforementionedtermination of powers.

Article 10. Right to Nominate
Candidates for the Post of the President of Ukraine

1. The right to nominate candidates to the post of the
President of Ukraine shall belong to Ukrainian citizens who are eligible to
vote. They shall exercise this right through political parties or their
election blocs (hereinafter parties (blocs)), as well as by self-nomination,
according to the procedure established by this Law.

2. A party (bloc) may only nominate one candidate to the
post of the President of Ukraine.

Article 11. The Election Process

1. The election process is the realization of the election
procedures envisaged by this law by the subjects specified in article 12 of
this Law.

2. The election process shall be realized on the principles
of:

1) lawfulness and a prohibition
of illegal interference of any person with this process;

2) political pluralism and a
multi-party system;

3) publicity and openness of the
election process;

4) equality of all candidates
for the post of President of Ukraine;

5) equality of rights of the
parties (blocs) - subjects of election process;

6) freedom of campaign, equal
opportunities for candidates to the post of President of Ukraine to access mass
media;

7) impartiality from the side of
the State executive bodies, bodies of local self-government, enterprises,
institutions and organizations, their directors and other officials and
officers towards candidates to the post of the President of Ukraine and,
parties (blocs).

3. The beginning of the election process shall be
determined by the terms specified in the Constitution of Ukraine and this Law.

4. The election process shall include the following stages:

1) the formation of territorial
election districts;

2) the formation of election
precincts;

3) the formation of territorial
and polling station election commissions;

4) the compilation of lists of
voters, their revision and update;

5) the nomination and
registration of candidates;

6) the conduct of the
pre-election campaign;

7) voting on the day of
elections of the President of Ukraine;

8) The count of the votes of
voters and the determination of the results of the vote and the results of the
elections of the President of Ukraine;

5. If necessary, the election process may as well include
the following stages:

1) repeat voting;

2) the count of the votes of
voters and the determination of result of the repeat voting and the results of
the elections of the President of Ukraine.

6. The stages, envisaged by part five of this article,
shall only take place in cases envisaged by this Law.

7. The election process terminates with the official
announcement of the results of elections of the President of Ukraine by the
Central Election Commission or with the official publication of a submission of
the Central Election Commission to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine regarding the calling of repeat
elections of the President of Ukraine.

Article 12. The Subjects of the
Election Process

The subjects of the election process are:

1) the voter;

2) the election commissions
formed according to this Law and the Law of Ukraine "On the Central Election Commission";

3) the candidates to the post of
the President of Ukraine registered in accordance with the procedure
established by this Law;

4) the parties (blocs), that
nominated candidates to the post of the President of Ukraine;

5) the authorized
representatives, proxies and official observers from parties (blocs) - subjects
of the election process and from candidates to the post of the President of
Ukraine.

Article 13. Publicity and Openness
of the Election Process

1. The elections of the President of Ukraine shall be
prepared and conducted in a public and open manner.

2. In order to ensure the public and open nature of the
election process, the election commissions, in accordance with their powers,
shall:

1) inform the population about
their composition, location and working hours, about the formation of
territorial election districts and election precincts, about the voting hours
and place, and about the fundamental rights of voters, including the right to
appeal unlawful decisions, actions or inactivity of election commissions, state
executive bodies and bodies of local self-government, enterprises, institutions
and organizations, their directors and other officials and officers that
violate or restrict the voting rights;

2) ensure opportunities for the
citizens to get acquainted with the lists of voters, with information about the
candidates for the post of the President of Ukraine and with pre-election
programs of the candidates for the post of President of Ukraine, and with the
procedure for filling out signature sheets and marking election ballots;

3) notify the population about
the results of the vote and the results of the elections of the President of
Ukraine;

4) provide other information in
cases envisaged by this law.

3. Decisions of election commissions shall be brought to the
knowledge of citizens through the print press , or, if impossible, made public
publicized otherwise.

4. The mass media shall be obliged to cover the pace of the
election process in an objective manner. Their representatives shall be
guaranteed unrestricted access to all public election related events and to
sessions of election commissions and to the polling stations on the day of
elections and on the day of repeat voting - on the conditions specified in part
nine of article 28 of the this Law. Election commissions, state executive
bodies, bodies of local self-government, officials and officer of these bodies
shall be obliged, within the limits of their powers and competence, to provide
representatives of the mass media with the necessary information regarding the
preparation and conduct of the elections.

5. Election commissions established at diplomatic and other
foreign representations of Ukraine in countries where a significant number of voters have residence
shall ensure that information about the voting hours and place and the location
of the respective corresponding polling stations is published in the local mass
media. The Central Election Commission shall determine s the list of such
countries.

Article 14. The Legal Basis of the
Elections of the President of Ukraine

The preparation and the conduct of elections of the
President of Ukraine are regulated by the Constitution of Ukraine, this Law,
the Law of Ukraine "On the Central Election Commission", other laws
of Ukraine, Resolutions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the calling of the
elections of the President of Ukraine, as well as other legislative acts
adopted according to this Law.

Chapter II

THE
PROCEDURE AND TERMS FOR CALLING AND CONDUCTING THE ELECTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT
OF UKRAINE

Article 15. Types of Elections of
the President of Ukraine

1. The elections of the President of Ukraine may be
ordinary, extraordinary and repeat.

2. Ordinary elections of the President of Ukraine shall be
conducted in connection with the termination of the constitutional term of
office of the President of Ukraine.

3. Extraordinary elections of the President of Ukraine
shall be conducted if the power of the President of Ukraine are terminated
before term in cases envisaged by the Constitution of Ukraine.

4. Repeat elections of the President of Ukraine shall be
conducted:

1) if no more than two
candidates for the post of the President of Ukraine were included in the
election ballot for voting and neither of them has been elected; and

2) if all candidates for the
post of President of Ukraine, who were included in the election ballot, have
resigned prior to the day of elections or prior to the day of repeat voting.

Article 16. Procedure for Calling
Elections

1. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine shall call the elections of the President of Ukraine. The Verkhovna
Rada of Ukraine shall adopt a
resolution on calling the elections of the President of Ukraine.

2. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine shall adopt a resolution on calling ordinary or extraordinary
elections of the President of Ukraine on the grounds specified by the
Constitution of Ukraine and this Law.

3. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine shall adopt a resolution on calling repeat elections of the
President of Ukraine based on a submission from the Central Election
Commission.

Article 17. Terms for Calling and
Conducting Elections

1. Ordinary elections of the President of Ukraine shall be
conducted on the last Sunday of October of the fifth year of the term of the
President of Ukraine.

2. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine shall take a decision on calling ordinary elections of the
President of Ukraine no later than one hundred and thirty days prior to the day
of elections. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine shall ensure the publication of the decision to call ordinary
elections of the President of Ukraine in the mass media.

3. The election process of ordinary elections of the
President of Ukraine shall begin no later than one hundred and twenty days
prior to the day of elections.

4. Extraordinary elections of the President of Ukraine
shall take place on the last Sunday of the ninety-day term from the day of:

1) a personal statement by the
President of Ukraine about his/her resignation at a session of the Verkhovna
Rada of Ukraine;

2) the publication of a decision
of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine confirming the inability of the President of
Ukraine to perform his/her duties and power due tothe state of health;

3) the publication of a decision
of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on removal of the President of Ukraine from
his/her post based on impeachment; and

4) the adoption by the Verkhovna
Rada of Ukraine of a resolution
on calling extraordinary elections in connection with the death of the
President of Ukraine.

5. The resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on
calling extraordinary elections of the President of Ukraine in the cases
envisaged by clauses 1 to 3 of part four of this article shall be adopted on
the day when the President of Ukraine makes the statement specified in clause 1
of part four of this article, or on the day of taking the decisions envisaged
in clauses 2 and 3 of part four of this article, respectively.

6. The election process of extraordinary elections of the
President of Ukraine shall begin on the day following the day specified in
clauses 1 to 4 of part four of this article.

7. Repeat elections of the President of Ukraine shall take
place on the last Sunday of the ninety-day term from the day the Verkhovna Rada
of Ukraine adopted the
resolution on calling the repeat elections.

8. The resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on calling repeat elections shall
be adopted no later than on the fifteenth day after the Central Election
Commission filed the respective submission to the Verkhovna Rada.

9. The election process of repeat elections of the
President of Ukraine shall begin on the day following the day when the
Verkhovna Rada officially publishes the resolution on their calling.

Article 18. Procedure for
Calculating the Terms

1. All terms determined in this Law are calculated on the
basis of calendar days.

2. The first day of a term which, according to the Law
shall commence in connection with the occurrence of a certain event, is
considered the day following the day of occurrence of such event.

3. The last day of a term which, according to the Law shall
end in connection with the occurrence of a certain event, is considered the day
preceding the day of occurrence of such event.

Chapter III

The
Territorial Organization of the Elections OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE

Article 19. Election Districts

1. Elections of the President of Ukraine are shall be
conducted in one nationwide single-mandate election constituency that
encompasses the entire territory of Ukraine.

2. In order to conduct the elections, the territory of Ukraine shall be divided into 225 territorial election districts. The
number of such districts in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the oblasts, and
cities of Kyiv and Sevastopol
shall be determined by the Central Election Commission, taking into account
their administrative-territorial structure and the number of voters on the
basis of statistical data submitted by a central executive body in charge of
statistics. A territorial election district shall include one or more districts
[rayons], cities, and city districts [rayons in cities].

3. The decision to form territorial election districts
shall be adopted by the Central Election Com­mis­sion no later than one hundred
and ten days prior to the day of elections. Territorial election districts
shall be formed with an approximately equal number of voters.

4. The list of territorial election districts, indicating
their numbers, territorial boundaries and centers of the districts, shall be
published by the Central Election Commission in official mass media within
three days from the day it adopted the respective decision.

Article 20. Election Precincts

1. In order to conduct the vote and count of votes at
elections of the President of Ukraine, the territory of villages, settlements,
cities and city districts, which are parts of a territorial election district,
shall be divided into election precincts.

2. Election precincts may be ordinary, special and foreign
[abroad].

3. Ordinary election precincts shall be formed to
facilitate the voting of voters according to their place of residence.

4. Special election precincts shall be formed in stationary
medical institutions, on board vessels at sea under the State Flag of Ukraine
on the day of elections, at polar stations of Ukraine, in institutions under the penitentiary system, and other places of
temporary stay of voters with limited abilities of movement. In exceptional
cases, the Central Election Commission upon a submission from the respective
territorial election commission may form special election precincts at the
territory of military units (formations) located far from populated areas.

5. Election precincts abroad shall be formed at diplomatic
and other official representations and con ­sular offices of Ukraine abroad, and in military units
(formations), dislocated outside the boundaries of Ukraine.

6. The territorial election commissions shall form ordinary
election precincts upon a submission from the executive committees of village,
settlement, city (in which there are no city district councils), and city
district councils, and in case such bodies do not exist, upon a proposal
respectively from the village, settlement, and city heads, from heads of city
district councils or from officials who according to law exercise authorities
on their behalf. The territorial election commission shall in the form of its
decision establish the boundaries of each ordinary election precinct, the list
of buildings included therein, as well as the location of the polling station
election commission.

7. The territorial election commissions shall form the
special election precincts at the location of the respective establishments or
institutions, or according to the place of registration of the vessel or polar
station.

9. Election precincts shall be formed with a number of
voters between 20 and 3000. If the number of voters within the respective
territory or at the respective establishment or institution is smaller or
greater than the specified limits of the number of voters, and such voters (or
their surplus) cannot be attributed to another election precinct, or if it is
impossible to form an additional election precinct within this territory, or at
the respective establishment or institutions, an election precinct may be
formed with a smaller or greater number of voters.

10. Election precincts shall be formed no later than fifty
days prior to the day of elections. In exceptional cases the Central Election
Commission may form a special or foreign election precinct no later than seven
days prior to the day of elections upon a submission from the respective
territorial election commission or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

11. In the form of its decision, the territorial election
commission shall establish a uniform enumeration of the election precincts
within the boundaries of the territorial election district and submit proposals
to the Central Election Commission as to the number of the election precinct in
case of formation of a special election precinct according to parts four and
ten of this article.

12. Decisions of the territorial election commission on the
formation of election precincts with an indication of their numbers,
boundaries, the approximate number of voters and the location of the respective
polling station election commissions shall be published in the print press no
later than on the fifth day after the day the decision was adopted. In case a
special or foreign election precinct is formed according to part ten of this
article, the decision of the Central Election Commission shall be published in
the same order no later than five days prior to the day of elections.

Chapter IV

ELECTION
COMMISSIONS

Article 21. The System of Election Commissions

1. The elections of the President of Ukraine shall be
prepared and conducted by:

1) The Central Election
Commission;

2) territorial election
commissions; and

3) polling stations election
commissions.

2. The authorities of election commissions in relation to
preparation and conduct of the elections of the President of Ukraine shall
extend in the following way s:

1) those of the Central Election
Commission - to the entire territory of Ukraine;

2) those of territorial election
commissions - to the territory of the election district; and

3) those of polling stations
election commissions - to the territory of the election precinct.

3. The Central Election Commission shall also exercise s
the authority of the territorial election commission in the separate
out-of-country election district.

Article 22. The Legal Status of
Election Commissions

1. Election commissions are special collegial bodies of the
state power authorized to organize the preparation and conduct of the elections
of the President of Ukraine, and to ensure the full and equal observance of the
legislation of Ukraine in
respect to the elections of the President of Ukraine.

2. The status of the Central Election Commission is
determined by the Constitution of Ukraine, the Law of Ukraine "On the Central Election Commission", and this and other
laws. The Central Election Commission shall head the system of election
commissions that organize the preparation and conduct of the elections of the
President of Ukraine and it shall be the higher - level commission in respect
to all territorial and polling station election commissions envisaged by this
Law.

3. The status of territorial and polling station election
commissions shall be determined by this Law.

4. The territorial election commission is a legal entity.
The territorial election commission is the higher - level commission in respect
to all polling station election commissions located within the territory of the
respective territorial election district in connection with the elections of
the President of Ukraine.

5. The polling station election commission is not a legal
entity. The polling station election commission is a subject of the respective
election process with the right to address, within the limits of its
authorities, state executive bodies and bodies of local self-government,
enterprises, establishments, institutions and organizations, their officials
and officers. The polling station election commission shall have its own seal,
the form of which shall be subject to approval by the Central Election
Commission.

Article 23. Formation of the Central Election Commission and the
Territorial Election Commissions

1. The Central Election Commission shall be formed
according to the Constitution of Ukraine and the Law of Ukraine "On the Central Election
Commission".

2. The Central Election Commission shall no later than
eighty days prior to the day of the elections form the territorial election
commission consisting of a chairperson, a deputy chair, a secretary and other
members of the commission in a quantity of not less than ten persons.

3. The submission of candidacies for membership in
territorial election commissions (no more than two persons to one election
commission from one candidate) shall be filed to the Central Election
Commission no later than eighty-five days prior to the day of elections,
bearing a signature of the candidate to the post of the President of Ukraine
certified according to the procedure established by law. The submission shall
contain data confirming that the proposed persons have experience in the work
of election commissions, relevant education or preparation. Applications of the
persons proposed as members to the respective territorial commission containing
their consent to participate in its work shall be attached to the submission.

4. All representatives proposed by the candidates to the
post of the President of Ukraine are shall be included into the territorial
election commission.

5. If submissions of candidacies for membership in the
territorial election commission have not been filed within the term specified
in part three of this article, or the number of persons proposed to be included
in the membership of the election commission are less than ten, then the
territorial election commission shall be formed by the Central Election
Commission upon a submission by its chairperson, in the quantity of ten persons
taking into account in a mandatory manner the candidacies submitted by
candidates to the post of President of Ukraine according to part three of this
article.

6. Citizens of Ukraine who are eligible to vote and who permanently reside within the
territory of the respective territorial district or city, in which territory
such district is located, may be included into the membership of the
territorial election commission. One person may only be a member of one
election commission at the same time.

7. Candidates to the post of the President of Ukraine,
their authorized representatives, proxies, officials and officers of the state
executive bodies and bodies of local self-government, as well as citizens who
are kept in institutions under the penitentiary system or who have been
convicted of a premeditated crime and such conviction has not been cancelled or
lifted according to the procedure established by law, cannot be members of the
territorial election commission. In case the elections of the President of
Ukraine are held simultaneously with other elections, candidates who are
nominated in those elections, their proxies, authorized representatives from
parties (blocs) - subjects of the respective election processes cannot be
included into the membership of the territorial election commission.

8. Each candidate to the post of the President of Ukraine
is entitled to a proportional share of the positions of chairperson, deputy
chair and secretary in the territorial election commission. Each candidate's
shares of such positions shall be determined according to the number of persons
proposed by him and included into the membership of territorial election
commissions, taking into account the total number of persons included into the
membership of the territorial election commission.

9. The chairperson, deputy chair and secretary of the
territorial election commission may not be representatives of one and the same
candidate for the post of the President of Ukraine.

10. The secretary of the territorial election commission
must have a command of the state language.

11. Decisions on formation of the territorial election
commission and its membership, along with decisions on changes in its
composition made according to the requirements of this Law must be published in
the mass media in the respective region no later than on the third day from the
day they are taken.

Article 24. Formation of Polling
Station Election Commissions

1. A polling station election commission shall be formed by
the respective territorial election commission no later than thirty-five days
prior to the day of elections, consisting of a chairperson, a deputy chair, a
secretary and other commission members.

2. The number of members of a polling station election
commission shall be no less than twelve persons. In election precincts At polling
stations where the number of voters does not exceed fifty persons, a polling
station election commission may be formed consisting of a chairman chairperson,
a deputy chairman chair and two to four members of the commission.

3. The proposal of candidacies (no more than two persons to
one election commission from one candidate) for membership in election
commissions of ordinary election precincts, as well as of special election
precincts formed in stationary medical institutions, and institutions under the
penitentiary system, shall be submitted to the respective territorial election
commission no later than forty-five days prior to the day of election, bearing
the signature of a proxy of the candidate to the post of the President of
Ukraine certified by the chairperson of the respective territorial election
commission, or according to another procedure established by law.

4. A polling station election commission at a special
election precinct formed on board a vessel at sea under the State Flag of
Ukraine on the day of elections, or at a polar station of Ukraine, shall be
formed by the territorial election commission according to the place of
registration of the vessel or polar station based on a submission by the
captain of such vessel or , the head of the station, which may be transmitted
by technical communication means within the term envisaged by part three of
this article.

5. Polling station election commissions at an election
precinct abroad shall be formed by the Central Election Commission based on
proposals of candidates to the post of President of Ukraine (no more than three
persons per precinct from one and the same candidate), provided they are
available, and upon submissions by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

6. If a special election precinct is formed on the
exceptional basis pursuant according to part ten of Article 20 of this Law, the
polling station election commission shall be formed by the Central Election
Commission concurrently with the formation of the election precinct based on a
submission from the territorial election commission. The territorial election
commission shall notify the proxies the proxies of all registered candidates to
for the post of the President of Ukraine in the respective territorial district
about the preparation of the submission to the Central Election Commission
concerning the formation of a special election precinct and shall suggest s
them to file, within the terms established by the territorial election
commission, their submissions regarding candidacies to the membership of the
polling station election commission according to in accordance with the order
set forth procedure established in by this article.

7. The submission of candidacies to the membership of
polling station election commissions shall contain data confirming that the
proposed persons have experience in the work of election s commissions,
relevant education or preparation. Applications of the persons proposed as
members to the respective territorial commission containing their consent to
participate in its work shall be attached to the submission.

8. All representatives proposed by the candidates to the
post of the President of Ukraine shall be included into the membership of the
polling station election commission.

9. If no submissions concerning the membership of the
polling station election commission were filed within the term established in
part three of this article, or if the number of persons proposed to be included
into the membership of the polling station election commission is less than
twelve, the polling station election commission shall be formed by the territorial
election commission upon a submission from its chairperson in the quantity of
twelve persons taking into account in a mandatory manner all the candidacies
submitted by the candidates to the post of President of Ukraine according to
part three of this article.

10. Voters permanently residing within the territory of the
respective territorial district or in the city, on which territory such
district is located, may be included into the membership of the polling station
election commission. A voter may only be a member of one election commission at
the same time.

11. The candidates to the post of the President of Ukraine,
their authorized representatives, proxies, officials and officers of state
executive bodies and bodies of local self- government, as well as citizens who
are kept in institutions under the penitentiary system or have been convicted
of a premeditated crime and such conviction has not been cancelled or removed
according to the procedure established by law, cannot be members of polling
station election commissions.

In case the elections of the President of Ukraine are held
simultaneously with other elections, candidates who are nominated in those
elections, their proxies and , authorized representatives from parties (blocs)
- subjects of the respective election processes cannot be included into the
membership of the polling station election commission.

12. Each candidate to the post of President of Ukraine
shall be entitled to a proportional share of the positions of chairperson,
deputy chair and secretary in the polling station election commission. Each
candidate's shares of such positions shall be determined according to the
number of persons proposed by him and included into the membership of polling
station election commissions, taking into account the total number of persons
included into the membership of the poling station election commission.

13. The chairperson, deputy chair, and secretary of the
polling station election commission may not be representatives of one and the
same candidate to for the post of President of Ukraine.

14. The secretary of the polling station election
commission must have a command of the state language.

15. Decisions on the formation of a polling station
election commission and its membership, along with decisions on changes in its
composition made according to the requirements of this Law must be published in
the mass media in the respective region no later than on the third day from the
day they are taken.

Article 25. Authorities of the
Central Election Commission

1. The authorities of the Central Election Commission in
regard to the organization, preparation and conduct of the elections of the
President of Ukraine shall be determined by the Law of Ukraine "On the
Central Election Commission", this and other laws of Ukraine.

2. In addition to the authorities provided for by the Law
of Ukraine "On the Central
Election Commission", the Central Election Commission shall:

1) adopt clarifications, which
the election commissions are obliged to execute, about the application of the
provisions of the law, and ensure support to their organizational and
methodological functions;

2) in case of necessity, call
sessions of a lower - level election commission at its own initiative;

3) control the use of funds from
the State Budget of Ukraine by the election commissions by engaging employees
of relevant state bodies in performing inspections;

4) establish the standards and
the list of necessary equipment and inventory, the requirements for such
equipment and the procedure for its storage, the requirements with respect to
the voting premises, as well as the list of services which are provided to
election commissions;

5) terminate the flow of funds
to the accounts of election commissions in the banking institutions after the
termination of the authorities of election commissions, or, in case they
violate the budget and financial discipline, take the decision to transfer the
remaining funds to the Central Election Commission's account for further use
for the needs of the election campaign;

6) register candidates to the
post of President of Ukraine, as well as their proxies;

7) ensure the production and
broadcasting on national TV and Radio of information programs giving
clarifications to voters about the principles and procedure of conducting
elections, their role in the life of the society and the state, the voting
procedures, the rights and obligations of voters, and the mechanisms for
control over compliance with the legislation regarding the elections of the
President of Ukraine;

8) resolve, according to this
and other laws of Ukraine,
issues related to the use of mass media in the pre-election campaign;

9) ensure the production of
pre-election posters of candidates to the post of President of Ukraine;

10) exercise control over the receipt
and use of the candidates' personal election funds; engage the State Tax
Administration of Ukraine as well as banking institutions in which the
respective accounts are opened, in conducting respective audits;

11) ensure the centralized
production of ballots of the established form, as well as absentee voting
certificates, forms of the protocol of the election commissions on the count of
votes and on the determination of the results of the vote and other election
documentation forms;

12) submit a report to the State
Chancellery on the expenditure of funds allocated from the State Budget of
Ukraine for the preparation and conduct of the elections of the President of
Ukraine, within three months from the day of the official publication of the
results of the elections; and

13) perform other authorities
according to this and other laws of Ukraine.

Article 26. Authorities of the
Territorial Election Commission

1. The territorial election commission, in regard to
organizing the preparation and conduct of the elections of the President of
Ukraine shall:

1) exert control over compliance
with the legislation regarding the elections of the President of Ukraine;

2) form election precincts,
establish a uniform enumeration of election precincts, determine the boundaries
of each election precinct;

3) form polling station election
commissions;

4) direct the activity of
polling station election commissions;

5) in case of necessity, call
sessions of the polling station election commission at its own initiative;

6) provide legal,
administrative-methodological and technical assistance to polling station
election commissions, and organize trainings for their members on issues
related to the organization of the election process;

7) in accordance with the
procedure established by the Central Election Commission, resolve matters
concerning the allocation and use of funds by the polling station election
commissions, control that the polling station election commissions are provided
with premises, transportation and means of communication; within its competence
consider and resolve other matters of providing material and technical
assistance for the conduct of the elections;

8) control the compilation of
the lists of voters and their display for public review; deliver the lists of
voters to polling station election commissions;

9) together with respective
bodies of the state executive power and bodies of local self-government, assist
in organizing meetings of candidates with voters;

10) ensure the polling station
election commissions are issued ballot papers and absentee voting certificates
of the established form, and ensure the production and supply of forms of other
documentation according to this Law;

11) determine the results of the
vote for the territorial election district, prepare the protocol on the results
of the vote and send it to the Central Election Commission;

12) declare the vote in the
election precinct invalid in cases envisaged by this Law;

13) ensure the holding of repeat
voting according to the decision of the Central Election Commission to hold
repeat voting of the elections of the President of Ukraine, as well as the
holding of repeat elections according to this Law;

14) register official observers
from candidates to the post of the President of Ukraine and from parties
(blocs) in the respective territorial district;

15) ensure the production of
seals and stamps and issue them to the polling station election commissions;

16) within the limits of its
authorities, consider appeals, statements and complaints regarding the
preparation and conduct of the elections within the territory of the respective
election district, as well as appeals, statements and complaints against
actions or inactivity of polling station election commissions, and take
decisions on them;

17) hear reports of polling
station election commissions, local state executive bodies and bodies of local
self-government on issues related to the preparation and conduct of the
elections of the President of Ukraine;

18) ensure the submission of
election and other documentation for storage to the appropriate state archival
institution, in , accordance with the procedure established by the Central
Election Commission;

19) perform other authorities
according to this and other laws of Ukraine.

2. The authorities of territorial election commission’s s
hall enter into force on the day following the day the decision on their
formation is adopted and shall terminate fifteen days after the Central
Election Commission officially publishes the results of the elections of the
President of Ukraine.

Article 27. Authorities of the
Polling Station Election Commission

1. For the purposes of organizing the preparation and
holding of elections of the President of Ukraine, the polling station election
commission shall:

1) exert control over compliance
with, and equal application of, the legislation regarding the elections of the
President of Ukraine;

2) receive the voter list from
the territorial election commission, compile the voter list in the cases
envisaged by this Law, verify its accuracy, display it for public review and,
in cases envisaged by this Law, introduce changes to it;

3) ensure that voters are given
opportunities to familiarize themselves with information about all candidates,
with their pre-election programs, as well as with decisions adopted by the
Central Election Commission, by the respective territorial election commission,
and with its own decisions and announcements;

4) in advance, distribute or
send personal invitations to voters indicating the date of elections, the
address of the voting premises, the voting hours, and the number of the voter
on the list of voters in the election precinct;

5) ensure the preparation of the
voting premises and the preparation of ballot boxes;

6) upon a decision of the
Central Election Commission , in cases envisaged by this Law , introduce
changes into the election ballot;

7) organize the vote in the
election precinct;

8) conduct the count of votes
cast in the election precinct, compile the protocol on the results of the vote
and submit it to the appropriate territorial election commission;

9) declare the voting in the
election precinct invalid in the cases envisaged by article 80 of this Law;

10) consider appeals, statements
and complaints regarding the introduction of changes to the voter list, the
organization and conduct of the vote and count of the votes in the election
precinct, and within the limits of its authorities take decisions on them; and

11) perform other authorities
according to this and other laws of Ukraine;

2. The authorities of polling station election commissions
shall enter into force on the day following the day the decision on their
formation is adopted and shall terminate fifteen days after the Central
Election Commission officially publishes the results of the elections of the
President of Ukraine.

Article 28. Organization of the
Work of Election Commissions

1. The main form of work of the election commission shall
be the session, which is called by the chairperson of the commission, in case
of his/her absence, by the deputy chair, and in case both the chair and deputy
are absent, by the secretary of the commission. The session can also be called
on the request of one-third of its membership.

2. If necessary, the session of the election commission may
be called by the decision of a higher - level election commission.

3. The first session of the election commission is shall be
called no later than on the third working day after the day the commission was
formed, and the following sessions - when necessary. In case the election
commission is formed concurrently with the formation of the election precinct
according to part ten of article 20 of this Law, the first session of the
commission shall be called no later than on the following working day after the
day of its formation.

4. The session of the election commission shall have legal
authority provided that no less than two-thirds of its membership participates
in it.

5. The session of the election commission shall be called
with the mandatory notification of all its members about the time, place and
agenda of the session.

6. As a rule, the members of the election commission shall
be provided with drafts of the decisions of the commission and with necessary
materials no later than one day prior to the day of holding the session of the
commission.

7. The session of the election commission shall be
conducted by its chairperson or his/her deputy; in case he/she fails to carry
out this function, the commission at its session shall appoint from its
membership a presiding officer.

8. Upon a request from three of its members, as well as
upon a decision of a higher - level election commission, the election
commission shall be obliged at its session to consider issues, within the
limits of its authorities, within a three - days term, but no later than on the
day of elections, and if on the day of elections, except for a polling station
election commission, - immediately. The polling station election commission
shall be obliged at its session to consider the appeals it has received on the
day of elections or on the day of the repeat voting immediately after the end
of the voting.

9. Members of higher - level election commissions,
candidates to the post of President of Ukraine, their proxies, official
observers from the candidates for the post of the President of Ukraine and,
parties (blocs) - subjects of the election process (altogether not more than
two persons from one candidate to the post of President, and the party (bloc)
that nominated him/her), as well as official observers from foreign countries
and international organizations, representatives of mass media (not more than
two persons from one mass media entity) shall have the right to attend sessions
of the election commission, including during the count of votes and the determination
of the results of the vote, as well as to be present in the election precinct
on the day of elections or on the day of repeat voting, in the premises where
the voting is held, without obtaining a special consent or invitation from a
respective commission.

10. Other persons, except for those specified in part nine
of this article may only be present at the session of a commission with the
consent or on the invitation of this commission which has to be adopted as a
decision on a session of the commission. Presence in the polling station during
the vote of other than the persons envisaged by part nine of this article shall
be prohibited.

11. The election commission may adopt a motivated decision
to deprive the persons mentioned in part nine of this article of the right to
attend its session if they unlawfully hinder its conduct. Such a decision shall
be made by two-thirds of its membership.

12. At its session, the election commission shall keep s
minutes, which shall be signed by the chairperson and secretary of the
commission (or by a person appointed at the session performing the duties of
the secretary). The minutes of the session of the election commission shall be
provided to members of the commission for their review no later than on the day
following the day of the session.

13. A decision of a commission shall be adopted through
open vote by a majority vote of the total commission membership, except for
cases envisaged by this Law.

14. The decision of the election commission on a considered
issue shall have the form of a written resolution which must contain the name
of the commission; the title of the resolution; the date and place of its
adoption and a sequence number; a motivation part including references to the
circumstances that caused the issue to be considered at the session of the
commission; references to specific provisions of normative and legislative acts
or a resolution of a higher - level election commission, or court decisions,
which the commission followed in the course of adopting the resolution; a
decision part. The resolution shall be signed by the person presiding over the
session and by the secretary of the commission (of the session). The commission
may take protocol decisions on issues related to its everyday activity.

15. An election commission member, who participates in its
session but nevertheless disagrees with the decision adopted by it, may express
a dissenting opinion in written form, which shall be attached to the respective
minutes of the session of the election commission.

16. No later than on the morning on the day following the
day of a session, resolutions adopted by the election commission shall be
posted on the stand for official materials of the commission which must be
located in the premises of the commission, at a place that is freely accessible
to all visitors, and shall also be brought to the knowledge of all persons
concerned.

17. Decisions of the election commission adopted within the
limits of its authorities shall have binding force. No one has the right to
interfere with the activities of election commissions, except in cases
envisaged by law.

18. A decision of an election commission that contradicts
the legislation of Ukraine or
has been adopted through abuse of its authorities may be cancelled by a n election
commission of a higher level, or by a court. In such a case the election
commission of a higher level has the right to take a decision on the merits of
the issue.

19. Members of the territorial and polling station election
commission shall have the right to accept documents, statements and complaints
received by the respective commission. All documents, statements and complaints
are subject to registration in territorial and polling station election
commissions in accordance with the procedure established by the Central
Election Commission.

20. In order to resolve organizational, legal, and
technical issues connected with the execution of its authorities envisaged by
this Law, an election commission may involve appropriate specialists or
technical workers.

21.State executive bodies and bodies of local self-government, their
officials and officers, as well as state-run enterprises, institutions and
organizations shall be obliged to create the appropriate conditions necessary
for election commissions to duly exercise their authorities.

Article 29. Legal Status of
Members of Election Commissions

1. The legal status of members of the Central Election
Commission shall be determined by the Law of Ukraine "On the Central Election Commission" and this Law.

2. The legal status of a member of a territorial or polling
station election commission shall be determined by this Law.

3. A voter may be a member of only one election commission
that is engaged in preparing and holding the elections of the President of Ukraine,
as well as the elections of people's deputies of Ukraine, elections of deputies
of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, deputies of local
councils and village, settlement and city mayors, in case such elections are
held concurrently with the elections of the President of Ukraine.

4. Pursuant to the decision of the election commission
approved by an election commission of a higher level, the chairperson, deputy
chair, secretary or other members of a territorial election commission (in
total not more than four persons), and a polling station election commission
(in total not more than three persons) may perform their authorities in the
election commission and receive payment for their work during the entire term
of the authority of the election commission or during a part of the term, in
accordance with article 40 of this Law. The aforementioned persons shall be
released from fulfilling their work or service duties at their main place of
work with preservation of their respective tenure.

5. The member of the election commission shall have the
right:

1) to participate in the
preparation of issues to be considered by the election commission;

2) to speak at the sessions of
the election commission, place questions to other participants of the session
regarding the agenda, and introduce proposals in relation to issues that are
within the competence of the commission;

3) on behalf of the respective
election commission, to check the activities of election commissions of a lower
level;

4) to have unimpeded access to
the documents of the election commission in which he/she is a member, and also
to the documents of lower-level election commissions in the respective
territory; and

5) to indemnification for any
losses caused to his/her life, health or property in connection with the
performance of the duties as a member of an election commission, according to
the procedure and to the extent and in an amount established by legislation.

6. The member of the election commission shall be obliged:

1) to comply with the
Constitution of Ukraine and , this and other laws of Ukraine in relation to the
preparation and conduct of elections;

2) to participate in the
sessions of the election commission; and

3) to carry out the decisions of
the election commission and to perform the duties laid upon him/her according
to their distribution in the commission.

7. The member of the election commission shall have other
rights and duties according to this and other laws of Ukraine.

8. While performing his/her duties, a member of an election
commission shall be prohibited from campaigning for or against any candidate to
the post of the President of Ukraine, as well as from public evaluation of the
activities of any candidate to the post of President of Ukraine and any party
(bloc) - subject of the election process.

Article 30. Termination of the
Authorities of the Election Commission and its Members

1. The authorities of a member of the Central Election
Commission may be terminated according to the procedure established by the
Constitution of Ukraine and the Law of Ukraine "On the Central Election Commission".

2. The authorities of territorial or polling station
election commissions may be terminated before term by the election commission
that formed such commission, either at its own initiative or on the basis of a
court decision in case the commission has violated the Constitution of Ukraine,
this and other laws of Ukraine.

3. The authorities of a member of a territorial or polling
station election commission shall be terminated concurrently with the
termination of the authorities of the respective election commission.

4. The authorities of a member of a territorial or polling
station election commission shall be terminated before term by the election
commission that formed such commission, in connection with:

1) a personal application of
resignation from the commission member;

2) his/her withdrawal by the
respective candidate to the post of President of Ukraine;

3) termination of his/her
Ukrainian citizenship;

4) departure outside the
territorial election district or the settlement for a period until the election
day, which makes it impossible to perform his/her duties as member of the
commission;

5) systematic failure to perform
the duties laid on him/her, which must be acknowledged by no less than two
decisions in this respect of the election commission of which such person is a
member;

6) his/her registration as a
candidate to the post of President of Ukraine, as a candidate for people's
deputy of Ukraine, as a candidate for deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of the
Autonomous Republic of Crimea, as a candidate for deputy of a local council, or
as a candidate to the post of village, settlement or city mayor, provided such
elections are held concurrently with the elections of the President of Ukraine;

7) his/her registration as a
representative of a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine to the
Central Election Commission, as a proxy of a candidate to the post of President
of Ukraine, or as a proxy of a candidate for people's deputy of Ukraine or of a
candidate for deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of
Crimea, or of a candidate for deputy of a local council, or of a candidate to
the post of village, settlement, or city mayors, provided such elections are held
concurrently with the elections of the President of Ukraine;

8) his/her major or systematic
violations of the legislation of Ukraine on elections, or a court decision or a decision of a higher-level
election commission;

9) the coming into legal force
of a court indictment against him/her for committing a premeditated crime;

10) his/her inclusion in another
election commission of any level that prepares and conduct s the elections of
the President of Ukraine, as well as elections of people's deputies of Ukraine;
elections of deputies to the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of
Crimea; elections of deputies to local councils, elections of village,
settlement and city mayors, provided such elections are held concur ­rently
with the elections of the President of Ukraine;

11) declaring him/her incapable
or missing without trace;

12) his/her death or declaring
him/her dead.

5. If the circumstances envisaged by clauses 1, 3, 6, 7, 9
to 12 of part four of this article occur, the authorities of the commission
member (commission members) shall be terminated from the moment such
circumstances occur or are revealed, and if those circumstances envisaged by
clauses 2, 4, 5 and 8 of part four of this article occur - from the moment the
decision on termination of the authorities of the commission member is adopted.

6. The election commission that terminated the authorities
of an election commission or a member of the election commission before term,
or which has revealed reasons for their authorities to be terminated, shall
inform the respective proxy of the candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine about this no later than the next day.

7. In case the authorities of an election commission are
terminated before term, the respective election commission of a higher level no
later than on the seventh day from the day of termination of the authorities of
the commission, but not later than one day prior to the day of elections, shall
approve a new composition of the commission in accordance with the procedure
established by this Law.

8. In case the authorities of a member of an election
commission are terminated before term, the respective election commission of a
higher level, no later than on the seventh day from the day of termination of
his/her authorities, but not later than one day prior to the day of elections,
shall include another person into its membership to replace the one whose
authorities have been terminated, in accordance with the procedure established
by this Law. The subject of the election process, who proposed to include the
person whose authorities have been terminated before term, into the membership
of the commission has the first right to propose a candidacy for membership of
the commission instead of the one, which was terminated. Such a proposal, if
executed according to the requirements of this Law, may not be refused.

9. In the case the chairperson, the deputy chair, or the
secretary of the election commission systematically fails to carry out his/her
duties, the territorial or polling station election commission may apply to the
election commission which formed it with a motivated decision requesting
his/her (their) replacement, if no less than two - thirds of the members of the
commission voted in support of such decision. This decision shall be subject to
mandatory consideration within the terms specified in part seven of this
article. Such decision shall not have the effect of terminating the authorities
of the aforementioned persons as members of the respective election commission.

Chapter V

THE LISTS OF
VOTERS

Article 31. Procedure for
Compiling the General Lists of Voters

1. In order to prepare and conduct the vote, executive
bodies of village, settlement and city councils (for cities having no district
councils), district councils within cities or bodies (officials) who according
to law execute powers on their behalf, as well as consular departments or other
official representations of Ukraine abroad, before July 1 st of the year
ordinary elections of the President of Ukraine are held, shall compile the
general list of voters who permanently live on the territory of the respective
village, settlement, city and district in city, using the information kept by
local bodies of the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Justice, the State
Tax Administration about the permanent place of residence of citizens, pursuant
to the form established by the Central Election Commission. Heads of structural
subdivisions of these bodies shall be obliged to submit the information
necessary for compiling the general list of voters at the request of the
respective village, settlement or city head, or head of the district within a
city.

2. The general list of voters shall include citizens of Ukraine who currently are or, on the day
of elections will be eighteen years of age and are eligible to vote, and
permanently reside in the respective territory as of the day the list of voters
is prepared.

3. After the formation of election precincts, the executive
bodies of village, settlement and city councils (for cities having no district
councils) or district councils within cities or bodies (officials) who
according to law execute powers on their behalf on the basis of the respective
general lists of voters shall prepare the lists of voters for each ordinary
election precinct pursuant to the form established by the Central Election
Commission.

4. A voter may be included in the list of voters in one
election precinct only.

Article
32. Procedure for Compiling Lists of Voters for the Conduct of the Vote for
Ordinary Election Precincts

1. Bodies specified under part three of article 31 of this
Law shall no later than thirty-five days prior to the day of elections submit,
the lists of voters for ordinary election precincts, executed in two copies, to
the respective territorial election commission, signed by the head of the
respective village, settlement or city council or head of the district council
within a city, or by a person who according to law executes powers on their
behalf. The aforementioned official shall be responsible for the timely
submission of the lists of voters to the territorial election commissions, as
well as for their authenticity. The signature of the aforementioned official
shall be certified with the seal of the respective body.

2. Military servicemen, members of their families and other
voters, who reside within dislocations of military units (formations) and who
will vote in ordinary election precincts located outside the dislocations of
the military units (formations), shall be included in the lists of voters of
respective election precinct on the basis of information submitted by the
commanders of military units (formations) to the bodies compiling the lists of
voters according to part three of article 31 of this Law, no later than forty
days prior to the day of elections. The mentioned information shall be
submitted in one copy signed by the commander of the military unit (formation)
and shall be certified with the seal of the military unit (formation). The
commander of the military unit (formation) shall ensure the timely submission
of the mentioned information to the respective bodies, as well as their
authenticity.

3. The list of voters shall contain the first name, name
and patronymic, year of birth (for persons who currently are or on the day of
elections will be eighteen years of age - also date and month of birth), and
the address of the voter's place of residence. If information on the date and
month of birth is missing for any citizen, he/she shall be considered born on
January 1 of the respective year. The list of voters shall contain respective
space for the signatures of the voters confirming the receipt of the election
ballot on the day of elections, and for the signatures of the member of polling
station election commission who issued the election ballot. Voters shall be
included in the list of voters in a way that facilitates a swift conduct of the
vote.

4. If the territorial election commission has not received
the list of voters for the ordinary election precinct within the term envisaged
by part one of this article, it shall appeal to the local court on the
inactivity of the head of the respective village, settlement or city council,
or head of the district council within a city, or of the person who according
to law executes powers on their behalf, in accordance with the procedure
envisaged by this Law.

5. The territorial election commission shall no later than
thirty-one days prior to the day of elections deliver the lists of voters (in
one copy) to the respective polling station election commission of ordinary
election precinct. The territorial election commission shall keep the second
copy. At least three members of the polling station election commission, one of
which shall be the chairperson of the commission or, if impossible, the deputy
chair or the secretary of the commission, shall receive the list of voters on
behalf of the commission. The fact of delivery of the lists of voters to the
polling station election commission shall be formalized by an act completed
pursuant to the form established by the Central Election Commission.

Article 33. Absentee Voting
Certificates

1. A voter who leaves the populated area, where he/she has
been included in the lists of voters in an ordinary election precinct, later
than thirty days prior to the day of elections inclusive, or after the day of
elections prior to the day of the repeat voting, inclusive, may apply to the
polling station election commission either in person or, in the case specified
in part eight of article 35 of this Law, via another person, for his/her
removal from the list of voters. On the basis of such application and one of
the documents envisaged by part two of article 2 of this Law, the polling
station election commission shall issue an absentee voting certificate to the
voter or, in the case specified in part eight of article 35 of this Law, to the
person indicated in the voter's application. Simultaneously, the date of
issuance and number of the absentee voting certificate shall be recorded in the
respective list of voters, as well as the signatures of the voter, or person
who received the absentee voting certificate and of the member of the polling
station election commission who issued it. An absentee voting certificate may
not be issued on the day of elections or on the day of repeat voting. In the
event a voter looses the absentee voting certificate, it shall not be reissued.

2. Absentee voting certificates issued for the day of
elections or for the day of repeat voting shall be of different forms. The
Central Election Commission shall establish the forms of the absentee voting
certificates no later than sixty days prior to the day of elections. Absentee
voting certificates of both types shall for each type have a uniform
enumeration on the whole territory of Ukraine, and is
a document subject to strict reporting.

3. The form of the absentee voting certificate shall
envisage space for the surname and signature of the member of the polling
station election commission who issued the certificate, the seal of the polling
station election commission, as well as the signature of the voter to whom the
absentee voting certificate was issued. The absentee voting certificate shall
not be valid without the signature of the voter.

4. The procedure for producing absentee voting
certificates, for the receipt of absentee voting certificates by the Central
Election Commission from the manufacturing enterprise, and for the transfer of
absentee voting certificates to territorial election commissions shall be
established by the Central Election Commission.

5. The territorial election commission shall transfer
absentee voting certificate forms to the polling station election commissions
of ordinary election precincts, together with the lists of voters, in an amount
not exceeding four percent of the approximate number of voters in the
respective election precinct, in accordance with the procedure specified in
part five of article 32 of this Law. The fact of delivery of absentee voting
certificate forms to the polling station election commission shall be formalized
by an act completed pursuant to the form established by the Central Election
Commission. Absentee voting certificates shall not be issued to polling station
election commissions of special election precincts.

6. Absentee voting certificate forms shall be transferred
to polling station election commissions of election precincts abroad created in
diplomatic and other official representations and consular offices of Ukraine abroad, in a quantity not
exceeding one per cent of the number of voters registered on the consular
record. An absentee voting certificate issued in a polling station abroad shall
be considered reason for inclusion in the list of voters in an ordinary
election precinct only.

7. Absentee voting certificate forms that have not been transferred
to polling station election commissions shall be kept by the territorial
election commission. On the basis of a written motivated request from a polling
station election commission of an ordinary election precinct, on the decision
of the territorial election commission the requested additional number of
absentee voting certificate forms shall be transferred to this polling station
election commission according to the procedure established by this Law.

Article 34. Procedure for Updating
the List of Voters and for Access of Voters to it

1. After having received the list of voters according to
the procedure and terms envisaged by part five of article 32 of this Law, the
election commission of an ordinary election precinct shall place the list for
public familiarization at the premises of the polling station election
commission.

2. Each citizen of Ukraine shall have the right to access the list of voters in the premises
of the respective polling station election commission and check the correctness
of the information included therein. Any citizen may complain to the polling
station or territorial election commission, or directly to a local court with
jurisdiction over the election precinct against any inaccuracies committed in
the course of compiling the list of voters, including omissions, improper inclusion
in the list of voters, or improper exclusion from the list of voters, and may
do so for either himself/herself or other persons.

3. A citizen shall personally submit a complaint to the
election commission. A complaint executed pursuant to the form specified under
article 95 of this Law and submitted to the election commission shall be
considered at a session of the commission, and, normally, in the presence of
the complainant. A complaint submitted no later than one day before the day of
elections shall be considered within a three-day term at the nearest session of
the commission, but no later than on the day preceding the day of elections,
and if submitted one day before the day of elections, or to the territorial
election commission on the day of elections, shall be considered - immediately.
Based on the results of the consideration of the statement, the polling station
election commission shall take a decision on introducing changes to the list of
voters or a motivated decision regarding the refusal of the complaint. A copy
of the motivated decision passed by the election commission regarding the
refusal of the complaint shall be given to the complainant no later than the
next day after the day when the decision was passed, and if such decision was
passed the day before the day of elections or on the day of elections -
immediately.

4. Complaints regarding the circumstances envisaged by part
two of this article submitted on the day of elections shall not be accepted or
considered by the polling station election commission.

5. A citizen may submit a complaint to a local court
regarding the circumstances envisaged by part two of this article in accordance
with the procedure established by law. A complaint submitted to a court before
the day of elections shall be considered within three days, but no later than
the day preceding the day of elections, and a complaint submitted on the day of
elections - immediately, but not later than the time the voting is completed.

6. The court shall take a decision regarding a complaint of
a voter against the issues envisaged by part two of this article, based on a
determination of the place of residence of the voter and observing the
requirement to include the voter in the lists of voters in one election
precinct only.

7. The polling station and territorial election commissions
shall have the right on the request of a member of the commission, a candidate
to the post of President of Ukraine or a proxy of the candidate, to apply to
the respective state executive bodies and bodies of local self-government, and
the heads of the respective institutions and establishments, with a request to
gain access to examine documents containing the information on the place of
residence of citizens or certifying their stay in the respective institution or
establishment. The aforementioned bodies shall provide the mentioned documents
or their authenticated copies no later than within three days after receiving
such a request from the polling station election commission, but not later than
one day prior to the day of elections.

8. Polling station or territorial election commissions
shall take decisions regarding any amendments to the list of voters based on
personal requests of citizens, proposals submitted by the bodies or officials
specified under part one of article 31 and part two of article 32 of this Law,
and documents envisaged by part seven of this article as well as notifications
received from territorial election commissions regarding the inclusion of
voters to the list of voters in another election precinct specified under parts
six and thirteen of article 35 of this Law; and part twelve of this article.
The territorial election commission shall give its decision to the polling
station election commission no later than on the day following the day it was
taken, and on the last day before the day of elections and on the day of
elections - immediately. On the basis of such a decision, the chairperson,
deputy chair or secretary of the election commission shall introduce amendments
to the list of voters immediately after the end of the session of the
commission, at which such decision was passed.

9. A voter who arrived to a populated area other than
his/her place of residence before the day of elections or before the day of the
repeat voting inclusive, and according to part one of article 33 was excluded
from the list of voters in his/her home ordinary election precinct, shall be
added by the chairperson, deputy chair or secretary of the polling station
election commission of an ordinary election precinct to the list of voters
without a decision passed by the commission, pursuant to his/her written
application, one of the documents specified under part two of article 2 of this
Law, and a respective absentee voting certificate which shall be attached to
the list of voters. An absentee voting certificate cannot be reason for adding
a voter to the list of voters in any special election precinct (except for the
cases specified under article 35 of this Law), as well as at any ordinary elec­tion
precinct polling station of the same population area where such absentee voting
certificate was issued.

10. In case of a court decision regarding the introduction
of amendments to the list of voters the chairperson, deputy chair or secretary
of the election commission shall execute such decision and introduce the
respective amendments into the list of voters immediately upon receipt of the
court decision.

11. When a voter is included in the list of voters in the election
precinct during the process of updating it, the information about him/her,
envisaged in the form of the list of voters, shall be included at the end of
the list of voters according to the documents that constituted the basis for
including the voter in to the list of voters. During this, the number of the
absentee voting certificate, the date and number of the resolution of the
polling station or territorial election commission or the number of the court
decision regarding the inclusion of the voter in the list of voters shall be
recorded in the column next to the surname of the voter.

12. If, in the course of considering the matter of
inclusion of a voter to the list of voters, reasons were revealed for the
possible inclusion of this voter to the lists of voters at one or more election
precincts, the polling station election commission shall, no later than the
next day after passing the decision on the inclusion of the voter in the list
of voters in the respective election precinct, notify the territorial election
commission of the election district to which this precinct polling station is
attributed, of the inclusion of this person in the list of voters, as well as
of other possible places of his/her inclusion in lists of voters. The
territorial election commission that has received such notice shall ensure
immediate transfer of this notice to polling station election commissions where
the said person may be included in list of voters.

13. Introduction of any amendments to the list of voters
after the end of the vote shall be prohibited.

Article 35. Procedure for
Compiling and Updating the List of Voters in Special and Foreign Election
Precincts

1. The lists of voters in special (excluding precincts
located in stationary medical institutions) and foreign election precincts
shall be compiled in the form specified in part three of article 31 of this Law
by the respective polling station election commissions on the basis of
information submitted no later than twenty days before the day of elections by
the head of the respective institution, establishment s or representations, or
by the captain of the vessel or commander of the military unit (formation) ,
where such election precincts are formed.

2. The lists of voters in election precincts formed at
diplomatic and other official representations and consular offices of Ukraine
abroad, shall include the employees of such representations and institutions
and members of their families, as well as other citizens of Ukrainian living or
staying on the territory of the respective foreign country, on the basis of the
data in the consular records as of the day of compilation of the list of
voters.

3. Lists of voters at special election precincts formed in
stationary medical institutions shall be prepared in the form specified in part
three of article 31 of this Law by the respective polling station election
commissions on the basis of the information submitted no later than 10 days
before the day of elections or the day of repeat voting by the heads of the
respective institutions. Voters who are to leave the medical institution before
the day of elections or the day of repeat voting shall not be included in the
list of voters in such precincts. The aforementioned information shall be
submitted in one copy, signed by the head of the stationary medical institution
and certified by the respective seal. The head of the institution shall ensure
that the aforementioned information is submitted in a timely manner to the
polling station election commission as well as ensure its authenticity.

4. The polling station election commission of a special or
foreign election precinct shall display the list of voters on the day following
the day the list of voters in the precinct was compiled for public review in
the premises of the polling station election commission.

5. In case a voter arrived at a stationary medical
institution later than ten days before the day of elections or the day of the
repeat voting, but earlier than three days before said day, the polling station
election commission shall introduce the respective changes to the list of
voters on the basis of a submission provided by the head of the respective
institution, whose signature shall be certified by the seal of the institution.

6. The polling station election commission of a special
election precinct shall notify the territorial election commission of the
election district to which the election precinct is attributed about the
inclusion of each voter in the list of voters in the respective precinct, and
about place where they are included in the lists of voters according to their
place of residence. The territorial election commission that received the
aforementioned notification shall ensure that it is immediately transferred to
the polling station election commissions where such person is included in the
list of voters.

7. A voter who resides in the same populated area where the
medical institution of his/her current stay is located may apply to the
election commission of the ordinary election precinct where he/she was included
in the list of voters with statement about a wish to vote at the place of
his/her temporary stay in accordance with the procedure, established in part
one of article 77 of this Law. In such a case, he/she shall not be included in
the list of voters in the special election precinct.

8. A voter who was hospitalized in a stationary medical
institution located in another populated area, three days or less prior to the
day of elections or the day of repeat voting, may apply to the election
commission of the ordinary election precinct where he/she was included in the
list of voters, for being issued an absentee voting certificate. The head of
the medical institution shall certify the signature of the voter on the
application. The application must specify the person authorized by the voter to
receive the absentee voting certificate.

9. A member of a polling station election commission of a
special election precinct who is included in the list of voters in an ordinary
election precinct in another populated area shall have a right to vote in the
election precinct where he/she is a member of the election commission, on the
basis of an absentee voting certificate.

10. In case a special election precinct is formed on an
exceptional basis according to part ten of article 20 of this Law, the lists of
voters shall be prepared by the polling station election commission at the
latest 4 days before the day of elections on the basis of information submitted
by the head of the respective institution, establishment or representation, or
by the captain of the vessel or commander of military unit (formation). The
said information shall be submitted to the polling station election commission
in one copy signed by the head of such institution, establishment or
representation, or by the captain of the vessel or commander of the military
unit (formation) and certified with the respective seal.

11. A voter who arrived in an election precinct abroad
before the day of elections or the day of repeat voting inclusive, shall
personally submit a written application to the respective polling station
election commission regarding his/her inclusion in the list of voters in this
election precinct, along with the respective absentee voting certificate and a
passport of a citizen of Ukraine for travelling abroad, a diplomatic passport,
a service passport, a seaman's identity card or a crew member 's identity card.

12. A voter who arrived in an election precinct abroad no
later than seven days before the day of elections or the day of repeat voting
without an absentee voting certificate, shall personally submit a written
application to the respective polling station election commission for his/her
inclusion in the list of voters in this election precinct, indicating his/her
place of residence, as well as a passport of a citizen of Ukraine for travelling
abroad, a diplomatic passport, a service passport, a seaman's identity card or
a crew member identity card.

13. When including persons in the list of voters according
to parts one to three, five, ten and twelve of this article, on the basis of
the information submitted by the head of the respective institution,
establishment , or representation, or by the captain of the vessel or commander
of the military unit (formation), the polling station election commission of
the special or foreign election precinct, shall notify the territorial election
commission of the election district to which such election precinct is
attributed, no later than the next day after the completion of the lists of
voters in the respective election precinct or after the inclusion of a voter in
the list of voters, about the inclusion in the list of voters of the
aforementioned persons and about their place of residence.

14. The territorial election commission that received a
notification specified in part thirteen of this article shall ensure that this
notification is immediately transferred to the polling station election
commission of the home election precinct of the voter who was included in the
list of voters not based on his/her place of residence. On the basis of this
notification the polling station election commission shall immediately take a
decision regarding the exclusion of the voter from the list of voters in this
election precinct.

Article 36. List of Voters for
Repeat Voting

1. In order to conduct repeat voting, no later than on the
eleventh day after the day of elections, a new copy of the list of voters of
the established form shall be prepared, taking into account the corrections
introduced in it in accordance with the procedure established by this Law.

2. The list of voters for repeat voting in an ordinary
election precinct shall be prepared based on the list of voters prepared for
voting on the day of elections. For that purpose, at the first session of the
territorial election commission held after the repeat vote has been called, the
packages containing the lists of voters used on the day of elections shall be
opened, and this fact shall be acknowledged by completing an act in the form
established by the Central Election Commission. Such an act shall be signed by
all the members of the election commission present at the session, as well as
by the candidates, their proxies and official observers from subjects of the
election process, and representatives of mass media, who are present. After the
preparation of new copies of the lists of voters, the list s of voters, which
were used for voting on the day of elections, shall be packaged at a session of
the polling station election commission following the procedure envisaged by
part twelve of article 78 of this Law. The prepared election lists shall be
transferred to the polling station election com ­missions in accordance with
the procedure established by this Law.

3. Persons, who will reach 18 years of age prior to the day
of elections inclusive and reside on the territory of an ordinary election
precinct shall be additionally included in the list of voters for repeat voting
in the respective election precinct.

4. Persons included in the list of voters on the basis of absentee
voting certificates entitling them to vote on the day of elections shall not be
included in the list of voters for repeat voting.

5. The polling station election commission shall receive
the list of voters for the repeat voting from the territorial election
commission and shall display the list of voters for general review no later
than seven days before the day of the repeat voting. Amendments to the list of
voters shall be made according to the procedure established by articles 34 and
35 of this Law.

Chapter VI

FINANCIAL,
MATERIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE PREPARATION AND CONDUCT OF THE ELECTIONS
OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE

Article 37. Financing the
Elections of the President of Ukraine

1. Expenses for the preparation and conduct of the elections
of the President of Ukraine shall be covered exclusively at the expense of
funds from the State Budget of Ukraine and from the cam­paign funds of the
candidates to the post of President of Ukraine.

2. For financing his/her pre-election campaign, a candidate
to the post of President of Ukraine, who has been registered by the Central
Election Commission, shall create his/her own campaign fund, which shall be
formed according to the procedure established by this Law.

Article 38. Financial Support for
the Preparation and Conduct of the Elections of the President of Ukraine at the Expense of
Funds from the State Budget of Ukraine

1. The Central Election Commission shall provide financial
support for the preparation and conduct of the elections of the President of
Ukraine at the expense of funds from the State Budget of Ukrai­ne and shall be
the main administrator of those funds.

2. The amount of funds for the preparation and conduct of
the elections of the President of Ukraine, on the proposal of the Central Election
Commission, shall be envisaged by a separate line in the Law on the State
Budget of Ukraine.

3. The Central Election Commission and the territorial
election commissions shall allocate expenses for the preparation and conduct of
the elections of the President of Ukraine, including those for prin­ting
information posters of the candidates to the post of President of Ukraine, for
publishing pre-election programs of the candidates in mass media, and for
buying broadcasting time on radio and television, according to budget schemes
approved by the Central Election Commission, of expenditures, from the funds
for the preparation and conduct of the elections envisaged in the State Budget
of Ukraine.

4. Funds for the preparation and conduct of the elections
of the President of Ukraine, envisaged in the State Budget of Ukraine, shall be
transferred to the Central Election Commission within three days from the day
of the beginning of the election process.

5. The Central Election Commission shall adopt standard rates
of expenditures for the territorial election commission and standard rates of
expenditures for the needs of polling station election commissions, which must
include, in particular, expenses for the property rent (lease) of the premises
of election commissions, costs for the utility of material and technical means
and remuneration for the work of the members of election commissions.

6. The territorial election commission shall, within ten
days after its formation and on the basis of the standard rates of expenditures,
draft a general estimate of expenditures for the preparation and con­duct of
the elections, which shall include its own expenditures and expenditures for
the needs of polling station election commissions. The Central Election
Commission shall approve the general esti­mate of expenditures.

7. Financing of the election commissions shall be provided
according to the procedure established by the Central Election Commission in
cooperation with the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine.

8. The territorial election commission shall, no later than
within seven days after the day of the official announcement of the results of
the elections of the President of Ukraine, return the funds to the State Budget
of Ukraine via the account of the Central Election Commission that has not been
utilized for the preparation and conduct of the elections. The State Treasury
of Ukraine shall within three days notify the Central Election Commission on
the receipt of such funds.

9. The territorial election commission shall, within
fifteen days after the day of the official announ­cement of the results of the
elections, draft a financial report on the receipt and use of funds from the
State Budget for the preparation and conduct of the election of the President
of Ukraine and sub­mit it to the Central Election Commission according to the
procedure established by the Central Elec­­tion Commission and using the form
approved by the Central Election Commission together with the State Treasury of
Ukraine.

10. The Central Election Commission and respective bodies
of the State Control and Audit Service of Ukraine shall exercise control over
the adequate and appropriate use of funds from the State Bud­get of Ukraine
allocated for the preparation and conduct of the elections of the President of
Ukraine ac­cording to the procedure established by the Central Election
Commission in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine.

11. Compensation to creditors for debts left by territorial
election commissions after the termination of their authorities, given that the
financing of the elections of the President of Ukraine within the funds
envisaged in the State Budget of Ukraine for the preparation and conduct of the
elections is incomplete, shall be provided by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
prior to the end of next financial year.

Article 39. Material and Technical
Support for the Preparation and conduct of the Elections of the President of
Ukraine

1. State executive bodies and bodies of local
self-government, their officials and civil officers are obliged to assist the
election commissions in carrying out their authorities: provide them with
necessary premises, according to the norms established by this Law and the
respective acts of the Central Election Commission adopted according to it;
ensure their security, as well as the security of the election ballots and
other election documents; according to the norms established by the Central
Election Commission provide them with means of transportation, means of
communication, facilities, inventory, and office equipment, which must be
returned upon the termination of the authorities of the election commissions.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine shall establish the procedure for
remuneration of the aforementioned services and for compensation.

2. During the election process the election commissions
shall purchase goods and pay for works and services for the purposes of the
preparation and conduct of the elections of the President of Ukraine at the
expense of funds from the State Budget of Ukraine according to the procedure
established by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

Article 40. Payment for Work
Performed by Members of Election Commissions

1. Work performed by those members of election commissions
who exercise their authorities in the election commission on a paid basis shall
be paid in the amount and according to the procedure established by the Cabinet
of Ministers of Ukraine upon submission of the Central Election Commission, at
the expense of funds from the State Budget of Ukraine allocated for the
preparation and conduct of the elections.

2. The amount of salary of members of the election
commission who are relieved from performing their work or office duties at
their main place of work cannot be lower than their average salary at the main
place of work.

3. A one-time pecuniary bonus can be accrued and paid out
to members of the election commissions within the limits of general savings on
the work remuneration fund, envisaged by the expenditure estimate of the
respective election commission for the preparation and conduct of the elections
of the President of Ukraine, according to the procedure established by the
Central Election Commission.

4. The remuneration of the work of election commission
members (including pensioners and temporary unemployed persons) on the day of
elections and on the days of determination of the voting results shall be
carried out in the amount and according to the procedure established by the
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

5. The work of persons specified in part twenty of article
28 of this Law shall be remunerated in the amount and according to the
procedure established by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, at the expense of
funds from of the State Budget of Ukraine allocated for the preparation and
conduct of the elections.

Article 41. The Campaign Fund of
the Candidate to the post of President of Ukraine

1. The campaign fund of a candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine shall have an accumulation account, to which funds
intended for financing the election campaign of the candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine are transferred as well as running accounts, from which
the financing of election campaign expenses are covered. Funds shall be
transferred to the running election accounts exclusively from the accumulation
account of the campaign fund of the candidate.

2. The candidate shall open one accumulation account of the
campaign fund in a banking institution of Ukraine located in the city of Kyiv
and shall open no more than one running account in a banking institution
located within a territorial election district.

3. The accounts of the candidate's campaign fund shall be
opened in banking institutions in the national currency.

4. The candidate shall open the accumulation account of
his/her campaign fund no later than on the tenth day from the day the Central
Election Commission has registered him/her. The copy of the decision of the
Central Election Commission about the registration of the candidate to the post
of President of Ukraine shall constitute the grounds for opening an
accumulation account of the campaign fund of candidate. A statement issued by
the banking institution confirming the opening of the accumulation account
shall constitute the grounds for opening the running account of the campaign
fund of the candidate.

5. The procedure for opening and closing the campaign fund
accounts of a candidate shall be established by the National Bank of Ukraine in agreement with the Central
Election Commission, no later than one hundred and ten days prior to the day of
the elections.

6. Funds from the running campaign account shall be spent
exclusively in a cashless manner.

7. The bank institution shall provide services related to
the opening, closing and the maintenance of the campaign fund free of charge.
The banking institution may neither charge nor pay interests for the use of
funds placed on the campaign funds accounts.

8. The banking institution shall, no later than next
working day from the day the candidate opens the fund account, notify the Central
Election Commission about the opening of the account and its banking details.

9. The information about the opening of the accumulation
account of the respective campaign fund and its banking details shall be
published once in the newspapers "Holos Ukrainy" and "Uriadovy
Courier" at the expense of funds from the State Budget of Ukraine
allocated for the preparation and conduct of the elections. Further information
about the banking details of the accumulation account shall be published in
print press at the expense funds from the respective campaign fund.

10. The spending of funds from the running campaign fund
accounts shall be discontinued at 15 hrs of the last day before the day of
elections or the day of the repeat voting.

11. In case repeat voting is scheduled, the use of funds
from the campaign funds of those candidates who are included in the election
ballot for the repeat voting shall be resumed beginning from the day the
decision to include them in the election ballot for repeat voting is made.

12. The banking institution shall close campaign fund
accounts on the fifteenth day from the day of the official announcement of the
results of elections or, for those candidates who were not included in the
election ballot for repeat voting, from the day of the announcement of the
decision to call the repeat voting.

13. Freezing funds allocated at the accounts of the
campaign fund before the day of the elections or before the day of the repeat
voting shall be prohibited.

Article 42. The administrators of
the campaign funds

1. A candidate to the post of President of Ukraine shall,
among his/her proxies, appoint no more than two administrators of the
accumulation account of the campaign fund, who shall have the exclusive right
to dispose of the funds that are credited to the accumulation account in
compliance with the laws of Ukraine. The administrators of the accumulation account of the campaign
fund are obliged to keep a record of the receipt of funds credited to the
accumulation account, and of their distribution between the current accounts.

2. A candidate to the post of President of Ukraine shall
appoint one administrator of the running campaign fund account in each
respective territorial district, who will have the exclusive right to dispose
of the funds from the respective current campaign fund account. The
administrators of the running accounts shall ensure the compliance with the
financial discipline and appropriate use of funds from the campaign fund, and
keep the record of the use of funds from the respective running campaign fund
account.

3. The banking institution in which the accumulation or
running campaign fund account has been opened shall provide the administrator,
on a weekly basis or subject to his/her request, with information about the
amounts and sources of contributions that have been credited to the campaign
fund accounts, about the flow of funds, and also about the balance on the
account.

4. The administrator of the running campaign fund account
shall, no later than on the seventh day after the day of the elections, submit
a financial report about the use of funds from the respective running campaign
fund account to the administrator of the accumulation account of the campaign
fund.

5. The administrator of the funds of the accumulation campaign
fund account shall, no later than on the fifteenth day after the day of the
elections (in case the candidate is included in the election ballot for repeat
voting - no later than on the fifteenth day after the day of the repeat
voting), submit the financial report about the receipt and use of funds from
the campaign fund to the Central Election Commission.

6. The Central Election Commission shall adopt the form of
the financial report no later than eighty days prior to the day of elections.

Article 43. Procedure for
Establishing the Campaign Fund and the Use of its Funds

1. The campaign fund of the candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine shall be established out of his/her own private funds, the
funds of the party (parties that are members of the election bloc) that no­minated
the candidate, as well as voluntary contributions from physical persons.

2. The candidate's campaign fund shall be no greater than
fifty thousand times the minimum wage. For those candidates included on the
ballot for repeat voting, the upper limit of the campaign fund shall be
increased by fifteen thousand times the minimum wage.

3. A voluntary contribution from a physical person to the
campaign fund of one candidate may not exceed twenty-five thousand times the
minimum wage.

4. The following persons shall be prohibited from making
voluntary contributions to the campaign fund:

1) foreign citizens and persons
without citizenship;

2) anonymous contributors (who
do not indicate the information envisaged by part five of this article in the
payment document).

5. A voluntary contribution from a physical person to the
campaign fund shall be accepted by a banking institution or post office,
provided that the person submits one of the documents specified in part two of
article 2 of this Law. The surname, name and patronymic, the date of birth, and
the address of the permanent residence of the person must at the same time be
stated in the payment document.

6. The banking institution or post office shall transfer
the voluntary contribution to the accumulation account of the campaign fund no
later than next working day after the day it received the respective payment
document. The overall term for the cashless transfer of a contribution to the
campaign fund account may not exceed two banking days.

7. The administrator of the accumulation account of the
campaign fund may refuse a contribution from a physical person, whereas he/she
files the respective request and payment document to the ban­king institution
in which the campaign fund account was opened. Such contribution shall be
returned to the person at the expense of the voluntary contribution, and, if
such return is impossible, shall be credited to the State Budget of Ukraine.

8. In the event a voluntary contribution from a physical
person is received which exceeds the limited amount established by part three
of this article, the surplus of the established amount of the contribution, on
the basis of the respective request and payment document filed by the
administrator of the accumulation account of the campaign fund, shall be
returned to the individual by the banking institution in which the account of
the campaign fund was opened at the expense of these funds and, if such return
is impossible, shall be credited to the State Budget of Ukraine.

9. The administrator of the accumulation account of the
campaign fund shall refuse the contribution of a physical person who, according
to this Law, is not entitled to make such contribution, should the
administrator be aware of such fact. On the basis of the request by the
administrator of the accumulation account to refuse the contribution due to
such reason, the banking institution, in which the campaign fund account was
opened, shall credit this contribution to the State Budget of Ukraine. If the
campaign fund administrator becomes aware of the fact that the physical person
who made the contribution had no right to do so, he/she is obliged, within 3
days from the day he/she became aware of this, to refuse to accept such
contribution by transferring the respective funds to the State Budget of
Ukraine.

10. The Central Election Commission and banking institution
in which the campaign fund account was opened shall exercise control over the
receipt, records and use of funds from the campaign funds according to the
procedure established by the Central Election Commission jointly with the
National Bank of Ukraine and a central body of the executive in charge of
communication issues no later than one hundred and ten days prior to the day of
elections.

11. Funds from the campaign fund not used by a candidate to
the post of President of Ukraine no­mi­na­ted by a party (bloc) shall, upon
his/her written request , which shall be certified according to the procedure
established by law and within ten days after the official announcement of the
election results submitted to the banking institution, be transferred to the
running account of the respective party (parties that are members of the bloc)
within five days after the day such request was received. In case the candidate
fails to submit the request within this term, the banking institution shall
irrevocably transfer the unused funds of the campaign fund to the State Budget
of Ukraine on the fifteenth day after the day the Central Election Commission
officially announces the results of the elections, or (for candidates, who were
not included in the election ballot for the repeat voting) the publication of
the decision to call repeat voting. Funds of the campaign fund which remain
unused by the self-nominated candidate to to the post of President of Ukraine,
shall, no later than on the tenth day after the official promulgation of the
voting results, be transferred to the State Budget of Ukraine.

12. In case the decision to register a candidate to the
post of President of Ukraine is cancelled, the balance on his/her campaign fund
shall, not earlier than on the tenth day after the day the respective decision
was announced, be irrevocably transferred to the State Budget of Ukraine.

13. A contribution that arrived to the campaign fund after
the day of elections, (in case the candidate was included in the election
ballot for repeat voting –after the day of repeat voting), shall be returned by
the banking institution to the respective physical person at the expense of the
contribution and, in case such return is impossible, shall be transferred to
the State Budget of Ukraine.

14. The Central Election Commission shall publish
information about the size of the campaign funds of the candidates to the post
of President of Ukraine and the financial reports on how they have been used in
the newspapers "Holos Ukrainy" and "Uriadovy Courier" no
later than on the eighteenth day after the day of elections.

Chapter VII

NOMINATION
AND REGISTRATION OF CANDIDATES TO THE POST OF PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE

Article 44. General Procedure for
Nominating Candidates to the Post of President of Ukraine

1. The nomination of candidates to the post of President of
Ukraine by parties (blocs) and self-nomination shall begin one hundred and
nineteen days and end ninety-five days prior to the day of elections.

2. A candidate to the post of President of Ukraine may be
nominated by a party, which has been re­gi­stered according to the procedure
established by law no later than one year prior to the day of elections, or by
an election bloc of parties, provided that it comprises parties registered no
later than one year prior to the day of elections.

Article 45. Procedure for
Formation of an Election Bloc

1. An election bloc may be formed by two or more parties as
specified in the part two of article 44 of this Law on the basis of decisions
of the congress (meeting, conference) of each of those parties. The leader of
the party shall sign such a decision and certify it with the seal of the party.
The con­gresses (meetings, conferences) of the parties that decide to form an
election bloc may be held at any time prior to beginning of the election
process.

2. Leaders or representatives of the parties, who have been
authorized by the congress (meeting, conference), shall conclude an agreement
on forming an electoral bloc, which shall be signed by them and certified with
the seals of the parties that formed the bloc.

3. The following must be specified in the agreement on
forming an election bloc:

1) the full and abbreviated name
of the bloc;

2) the governing bodies of the
election bloc and their operating procedures;

3) the representation rates at
the inter-party congress (meeting, conference) of the parties that are members
of the bloc;

4) the procedure for holding the
inter-party congress (meeting, conference) on nomination of a candidate to the
post of President of Ukraine;

5) the procedure for taking
decisions at the inter-party congress (meeting, conference);

6) the procedure for taking a
decision regarding the consent to include another party in the election bloc,
once it has been established.

4. The full name of the bloc must include the names of all
the parties that are members of the bloc. The full or abbreviated name of the
bloc may neither contain the name of a party that is not a member of the bloc
nor the surname of a person who is not a candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine from this bloc.

5. The Central Election Commission shall be notified on the
formation of the election bloc no later than five days prior to the day of
holding the inter-party congress (meeting, conference). The agreement to form
the election bloc, extracts from the minutes of the congresses (meetings,
conferences) of the parties with the decisions to form the election bloc
certified by the leaders of the parties which formed the election bloc and with
the seals of the parties, as well as copies of the registration certificates of
the parties that formed the election bloc, their charters, certified by the
Ministry of Justice of Ukraine after the beginning of the election process was
announced, shall be attached to the notification. In case the name of the bloc
contains a surname of a person, a letter of consent of the person to use
his/her surname containing his/her signature, certified according to the
procedure established by law, shall be attached to the notification.

Article 46. Changes to the
Composition of the Election Bloc of Parties

1. A party, which meets the requirements of part two of
article 44 of this Law, that is not a member of any election bloc and has not
nominated a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine, may join a election
bloc that has nominated a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine, on the
basis of a decision passed by the party congress (meeting, conference) and the
consent of the election bloc to this, submitted according to the agreement on
formation of the election bloc. The decision to join the bloc shall be signed
by the party leader and certified with the party seal, while the decision of
the bloc to give consent shall be signed by the leaders of the parties that are
members of the bloc, and certified with the seals of the parties that are
members of the bloc. The aforementioned documents shall be submitted to the
Central Election Commission no later than sixty days before the day of the
elections.

2. A party that is a member of a bloc may decide to leave
the bloc no later than thirty-five days be­fore the day of elections. Such a
decision shall be made at a party congress (meeting, conference) according to
its charter. The decision to leave the bloc and an extract from the minutes of
the party congress (meeting, conference) regarding the consideration of this
issue, signed by the party leader, the chairperson presiding at the congress
(meeting, conference) and certified with the party seal, shall be submitted to
the Central Election Commission and the governing body of the bloc within a
three-day period from the day the respective decision was made.

3. If a party, whose member is not a candidate to the post
of President of Ukraine, leaves a bloc con­sisting of more than two parties, it
shall not affect the status of the bloc as a subject of the election process,
regardless of the number of parties remaining in the bloc. The name of the
party that left the bloc shall be excluded from the list of names of parties
that are members of the bloc, on election ballots and other election
documentation.

4. If a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine
nominated by a bloc is not a member of the party that has left the bloc
composed of two parties, the legal successor of the bloc as a subject of
election process shall be the party that has not decided to leave the bloc. On
election ballots and other election documentation, the name of the bloc shall
be replaced with the respective name of the party that is the legal successor
of the bloc.

5. If a person nominated by a bloc as a candidate to the
post of President of Ukraine is a member of a party that has left a the bloc,
the nomination of the person by the bloc shall become invalid the day the party
takes the decision to leave the block.

6. If the decision envisaged by part two of this article
has been made no later than ninety-five days prior to the day of the elections,
the party that left the bloc and, under the circumstances specified in part
five of this article, also the bloc shall have the right to nominate a
candidate to the post of the President of Ukraine according to the procedure
envisaged by this Law.

7. If the decision envisaged by part two of this article
has been passed later than ninety-five days prior to the day of the elections,
the party that left the bloc and, under the circumstances specified in part
five of this article, also the bloc shall lose the status of subject of the
election process.

8. Pursuant to a decision envisaged by part two of this
article, the Central Election Commission shall take a decision to introduce the
necessary amendments to the election documentation, to deny the candidate
registration, or to cancel the registration of the candidate respectively.

9. Parties that are members of a bloc may pass decisions to
dissolve the election bloc no later than thirty-five days prior to the day of
the elections. Such decisions shall be passed by congresses (meetings,
conferences) of all the parties that are members of the bloc. The decisions on
dissolving the bloc and extracts from the minutes of the party congress
(meeting, conference) of each member party regarding the consideration of this
matter, signed by the party leader, the chairperson presiding at the congress
(meeting, conference) and certified with the party seal, shall be submitted to
the Central Election Commission within a three-day period.

10. If the decisions envisaged by part nine of this article
have been adopted no later than ninety-five days prior to the day of the
elections, each of the parties that are members of the bloc shall have the
right to nominate a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine with
according to the procedure envisaged by this Law.

11. If the decisions envisaged by part nine of this article
have been adopted later than ninety-five days prior to the day of elections,
each of the parties that are members of the bloc shall lose its status as a
subject of the election process.

12. If the decisions envisaged by part nine of this article
have been adopted prior to the registration of a candidate nominated by the
bloc, the Central Election Commission shall not consider the issue of the
registration of the candidate. If the mentioned decisions have been adopted
after the registration of the candidate, the Central Election Commission shall
cancel the registration of the candidate pursuant to these decisions.

Article 47. The Procedure for
Nominating Candidates

1. A party (bloc) may nominate only one candidate to the
post of President of Ukraine.

2. A party (bloc) may nominate as candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine a person who is a member of that party (a member of a
party that is a member of the bloc), or a non-party citizen who, according to
article 9 of this Law, has the right to be elected President of Ukraine.

3. A party that is a member of an election bloc may neither
nominate a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine independently nor be a
member of another election bloc.

4. A party shall nominate a candidate at its congress
(meeting, conference), and a bloc - at its inter-party congress (meeting,
conference) comprised of the parties that are members of the bloc. At least 200
delegates shall participate in the congress (meeting, conference) at which a
candidate is nominated.

5. A person may be nominated as a candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine only by one party (one bloc) in conformity with the will
of the candidate.

6. The following shall be mentioned in the minutes of the
congress (meeting, conference) of the parties that are members of the bloc: the
date of the congress (meeting, conference), the agenda, information about the
person who was nominated as a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine
(surname, name and patronymic, day, month and year of birth, citizenship, party
affiliation, position (occupation), employer and address of permanent
residence), and the results of the vote for the candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine. The chairperson presiding at the congress (meeting,
conference) shall sign the minutes and certify it with the seal of the party
(parties that are members of the bloc).

7. The leader of the party (leaders of parties that are
members of the election bloc) shall no later than two days prior to the holding
of the congress (meeting, conference), notify in writing the Central Election
Commission about the time and venue of the congress (meeting, conference) of
the parties that are members of the election bloc convened with the aim of
nominating a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine. A member of the
Central Election Commission may attend such congress (meeting, conference) upon
instruction of the Chairman of the Central Election Commission.

8. Mass media shall be notified in advance regarding the
time and venue of the congress (meeting, conference) convened with the aim of
nominating a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine. The procedure for
accrediting mass media representatives to such a congress (meeting, conference)
shall be defined by the organizers of the event.

Article 48. The Procedure for
Self-Nomination

1. A citizen of Ukraine who, according to article 9 of this
Law , is eligible to be elected President of Ukraine, shall personally submit
to the Election Commission a statement on self-nomination to the post of
President of Ukraine certified according to the procedure established by law.

2. The statement on self-nomination shall contain a letter
of consent to publish his/her biographic data, the property and income
statement, a letter of obligation, in case he/she is elected, to transfer ,
according to the procedure established by law, within one month after the
results of the election are officially announced , the enterprises and
corporate rights owned by the him/her into the management of another person and
to discontinue activities or resign from a representative mandate, which,
according to the Constitution of Ukraine and the laws of Ukraine, is
inconsistent with occupying the post of President of Ukraine.

3. The documents, envisaged by part one of article 51 of
this Law, shall be attached to the statement.

Article 49. Monetary Deposit

1. The monetary deposit shall be made by a party (parties
that are members of the bloc) that has nominated a candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine, or by the candidate to the post of President of Ukraine
by cashless bank transfer to a special account of the Central Election
Commission in the amount of five hundred thousand UAH.

2. In case the Central Election Commission decides to deny
a candidate registration, the monetary deposit shall be transferred to the
account of the party (parties that are members of the bloc) or to the person
that is a self-nominee to the post of President of Ukraine, within five days
after the decision is made.

3. If the Central Election Commission cancels its decision
to register a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine, the monetary
deposit shall be transferred to the State Budget of Ukraine within five days
after the decision is made. In case the Central Election Commission decides to
deny a candidate registration to the post of President of Ukraine on the base
of his/her own statement submitted no later than thirty days before the day of
the elections, the monetary deposit shall be transferred to the account of the
party (parties that are members of the bloc), which nominated the candidate to
the post of President of Ukraine, or to the account of the candidate to the
post of President of Ukraine.

4. The monetary deposit shall be returned to the party
(parties that are members of the bloc), which nominated the candidate to the
post of President of Ukraine, or to the candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine if the candidate to the post of President of Ukraine received at least
seven percent of the votes of the voters who took part in the voting. If the
candidate to the post of President of Ukraine received less than seven percent
of the votes of the voters who took part in the voting, the monetary deposit
shall be transferred to the State Budget of Ukraine.

Article 50. The Property and
Income Statement of the Candidate to the Post of President of Ukraine

1. The property and income statement of a candidate to the
post of President of Ukraine and of members of his/her family for the year
preceding the year of elections shall be filled in by the candidate
himself/herself on the form of the property and income statement of a state
employee of the first category approved by the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine
as of January 1st of the election year.

2. The authenticity of the data provided in the statement
shall be verified by the State Tax Administration of Ukraine upon instruction
of the Central Election Commission. Mistakes and inaccuracies discovered in the
statement are subject to correction and shall not form the grounds for the
denying the candidate registration to the post of President of Ukraine.

3. The Central Election Commission shall publish the income
and property statements of each candidate to the post of President of Ukraine
within three days after their receipt in the newspapers "Holos
Ukrainy" and "Uriadovy Courier" and also place them on the
official website of the Central Election Commission.

Article 51. Procedure for
Registration of Candidates to the Post of President of Ukraine

1. The Central Election Commission shall register a
candidate to the post of the President of Ukraine subject to the receipt of the
following documents:

1) an application from the
candidate to the post of President of Ukraine using the form established by the
Central Election Commission (the candidate must personally fill in the form);

2) an autobiography of the
person nominated candidate of a length less than or equal to two thou­sand
printed characters, which must contain: surname, name and patronymic, day,
month and year of birth, information on citizenship, education, employment
history, position (occupation), employer, social activities (including those in
elective offices), party affiliation, family composition, address of place of
residence with a specification of the amount of time he/she has resided in
Ukraine, and information on any convictions that have not been annulled or
abrogated according to the procedure established by law;

3) a candidate's pre-election
program, composed in the state language, of a length less than or equal to
twelve thousand printed characters;

4) a document certifying that a
deposit has been made according to article 49 of this law;

5) a property and income
statement according to article 50 of this Law;

6) photos of the candidate of
the size and amount established by the Central Election Commission.

2. For the registration of a person nominated by the party
(bloc) as a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine, apart from the
documents envisaged by part one of this article, the following documents shall
be submitted:

1) an application for
registration of the candidate signed by the leader of the party (leaders of the
parties that are members of the bloc) and verified with the seal of the party
(seals of the parties that are members of the bloc);

2) copies of the registration
certificate of the party (parties that are members of the bloc) and its charter
(the charters of the parties that are members of the bloc) certified by the
Ministry of Justice of Ukraine free of charge after the beginning of the
election process has been announced.

3) an extract from the minutes
of the congress (meeting, conference) of each party that are members of the
election bloc regarding the formation of the election bloc, certified with the
signature of the leader of the party and the seal of that party - in case the
candidate is nominated by a bloc;

4) an agreement on the formation
of the election bloc (in case the candidate is nominated by a bloc);

5) an extract from the minutes
of the congress (meeting, conference) of the party (inter-party con­gress
(meeting, conference) of the parties that are members of the bloc) regarding
the nomination of a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine from the
party (bloc), which must contain the information envisaged by part six of
article 47 of this Law. The extract from the minutes shall be certified by the
leader of the party (leaders of the parties that are members of the bloc) and
with the seal of the party (seals of the parties that are members of the bloc);

6) a statement of the person who
has been nominated as a candidate, on his/her consent to be a candidate to the
post of President of Ukraine from that party (bloc), and, in connection with
that , consent to publish his/her biographic data and the obligation, in case
he/she is elected, to transfer, according to the procedure established by law,
within one month after the results of the election are officially announced,
the enterprises and corporate rights owned by the him/her into the management
of another person and to discontinue activities or resign from a representative
mandate which, according to the Constitution of Ukraine and the laws of
Ukraine, are inconsistent with occupying the post of President of Ukraine.

3. The Central Election Commission shall issue a receipt
for the documents specified in part one and two of this article to the
authorized representative of the party or the election bloc of parties who
filed them. The receipt shall contain the list of documents received, the day,
month and year, as well as the time of their receipt, and the position and
surname of the person who received the documents.

4. Documents, submitted to the Central Election Commission
after the beginning of the election process according to the procedure
envisaged by part five of article 45 of this Law, may not be resubmitted.

5. Submission of documents to the Central Election
Commission for the purposes of registration shall be terminated within
ninety-days prior to the elections.

6. The nominee to the post of President of Ukraine has the
right to withdraw his/her statement to stand as a self-nominee, or his/her
statement of consent to stand as a candidate from the respective party (bloc),
prior to the day he/she is registered as a candidate. A repeat statement of the
person on his/her self-nomination, or on his/her consent to run as a candidate
in the elections of the President of Ukraine from this party (bloc), shall not
be accepted.

7. In case the candidate has been registered, a copy of the
resolution about the registration shall be issued to the authorized
representative of the party (bloc) or to the candidate to the post of President
of Ukraine no later than the next day. A registration certificate of a
candidate to the post of President of Ukraine shall be issued to the candidate
no later than three days from the day the decision on his/her registration was
adopted. Within the same term, the decision on the candidate's registration
shall be published in the newspapers "Holos Ukrainy" and
"Uriadovy Courier".

8. If, in the pre-election program of a candidate to the
post of President of Ukraine, the Central Election Commission discovers
allusions to provisions aimed at the liquidation of the independence of
Ukraine, a violent change of the constitutional order, a violation of the
sovereignty and territorial integrity of the state, a disruption of its
security, an unlawful seizure of state power, propaganda of war, violence, the
unleashing of ethnic, racial, and religious hostility, an encroachment on human
rights and freedoms or the health of the population, it must appeal to the
Supreme Court of Ukraine within the term of five days from the date the
documents were submitted with a request to have this fact established by court.

9. The Central Election Commission shall decide on the
registration or the denial of registration of the candidate in the course of
five days after the receipt of the documents envisaged by this article. In the
case, envisaged in part eight of this article, the decision to register the
candidate to the post of President of Ukraine shall be taken by the Central
Election Commission within a five days term from the day it received the
decision of the Supreme Court of Ukraine.

10. The Central Election Commission shall terminate the
registration of candidates to the post of the President of Ukraine no later
than eighty-five days prior to the day of the elections.

11. The list of candidates registered by the Central
Election Commission, indicating surname, name and patronymic, year of birth,
education al background, permanent place of residence, principal employer
(employment), party affiliation, and the nominating subject, shall be published
by the Central Election Commission in the newspapers "Holos Ukrainy"
and "Uriadovy Courier" within five days after the registration of
candidates has been completed.

12. The registered candidates shall have equal rights
irrespective of the way they were nominated.

Article 52. Denial of Registration
of a Candidate to the Post of President of Ukraine

1. The Central Election Commission shall deny the
registration of a candidate in the following cases:

1) of a violation of the
procedure established by law for forming the election bloc or nominating the
candidate to post of President of Ukraine;

2) if the Supreme Court of
Ukraine determines that the candidate's pre-election program contains
provisions aimed at the liquidation of the independence of Ukraine, a violent
change of the constitutional order, a violation of the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of the state, a disruption of its security, an unlawful
seizure of state power, propaganda of war, violence, the unleashing of ethnic,
racial, and religious hostility, an encroachment on human rights and freedoms
or on the health of the population;

3) if the documents specified
under article 51 of this Law are missing or are prepared and executed in undue
manner;

4) if the Ukrainian citizenship
of the nominee to the post of President of Ukraine is terminated or his/her of
citizenship of another country is not terminated;

5) if the nominee leaves Ukraine for the purpose of permanent
residence elsewhere;

6) if the nominee is deemed
incapable or if a court conviction regarding a premeditated offense comes into
legal force against the nominee;

7) if any circumstances
specified under part five of article 46 of this Law occur.

2. The decision to deny a candidate registration must
contain exhausting reasons for the denial. A copy of the decision shall be
issued (sent) to the authorized representative of the respective party (bloc)
or to the candidate no later than the next day after the decision was passed.

3. The denial of registration of a candidate does not
preclude the possibility that the party (bloc) or the candidate can submit a
second application for registration as candidate.

4. The second application for registration as a candidate
together with the documents corrected according to the provisions of this Law
may be submitted to the Central Election Commission not later than eighty-eight
days prior to the day of the elections.

Article 53. The Collection of
Signatures of Voters in Support of a Candidate to the Post of President of Ukraine

1. No less than five hundred thousand signatures of
eligible voters shall be collected in support of a candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine, of which no less than twenty thousand signatures shall be
collected in each two-thirds of the regions (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea,
the oblasts, the cities of Kyiv and Sevastopol) of Ukraine.

2. Signature lists in support of a candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine shall be submitted to the Central Election Commission no
later than forty days prior to the day of the elections.

Article 54. Signature Sheet

1. The Central Election Commission shall take a decision to
approve the form of the signature list for each candidate within three days
from the day of the registration of the candidate. No later than the day
following the day the decision was adopted, a copy of this decision, together
with the approved signature list for each candidate, shall be issued to the
authorized representative of the party (bloc).

2. The Central Election Commission shall issue the
signature lists to the authorized representatives of the party (bloc) or
directly to the candidate to the post of President of Ukraine in the amount
necessary to collect the quantity of signatures specified in part one of
article 53 of this Law, including a ten percent reserve. The signature lists
shall be issued within five days from the day the Central Election Commission
approved the form of the signature list for the respective candidate.

3. Strictly adhering to the established form of the
signature list, the party (bloc), which nominated a candidate, or the
self-nominated candidate may produce any amount of signature lists by means of
printing, photocopying or otherwise.

4. The signature list in support of a candidate to the post
of President of Ukraine from a party (bloc) must contain the following data:

1) the candidate's surname, name
and patronymic, year of birth, employer (position), and party affiliation;

2) the full name of the
political party or election bloc which nominated the candidate, and the full
names of the parties that are members of the bloc, or an indication that the
candidate is a self-nominated candidate;

3) information on the person who
is collecting the signatures of voters (surname, name and patronymic, day,
month and year of birth, citizenship, place of residence, and - if available -
telephone number);

4) the full name of the
populated area , where the signatures are being collected, as well as the full
name of the village, settlement, city, district, oblast, or the Autonomous
Republic of Crimea, to which the populated area is subordinated.

5. The signature list shall contain the following columns:

1) the successive number of the
voter in the signature list;

2) the surname, name and
patronymic of the voter;

3) the year of birth of the
voter (for voters , who become eighteen in the year of elections, the day,
month, and year of birth);

4) the citizenship of the voter;

5) the place of residence of the
voter;

6) the title, number, and series
of a document that certifies the voter's identity and citizenship from among
those specified in part two of article 2 of this Law;

7) the date the voter signed;

8) the personal signature of the
voter.

Article 55. The Procedure for
Collecting and Considering Signatures in Support of the Candidate to the Post
of President of Ukraine

1. Ukrainian citizens who have the right to vote at the
time of collecting the signature s may, on the writ­ten instruction of a
candidate or his/her proxy, collect voters' signatures in support of a
candidate.

2. The person who collects signatures of voters must, prior
collecting them personally, enter his/her personal data, envisaged by paragraph
3 of part four of article 49 of this Law, in the signature lists.

3. The columns of the signature list that refer to a voter
shall be filled in by the voter or, if that is impossible due to health
reasons, - on his/her request, by the person who collects the signatures. The
accuracy of the data, entered in the signature list by the voter or the person
who collects the signatures, shall be certified by the voter's personal
signature.

4. All entries in a signature list shall be made in pen
(not pencil) and without abbreviations.

5. An error made on the signature list shall be corrected
by the person who made it, in a manner that shall maintain the legibility of
the previous entry; the correction shall be certified by a separate signature
of the person, who made the correction.

6. Nobody shall have the right to force a voter to support
a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine with his/her signature. It
shall be prohibited to buy signatures in support of a candidate with money,
goods, or services or to prevent a voter from supporting candidates.

7. It is prohibited to collect signatures at bodies of the
state executive power and bodies of local self-government, enterprises,
establishments, institutions, and organizations.

8. Only the signatures of voters from one populated area
shall be accounted for in one signature list.

9. The person who collected the signatures of voters shall
sign the completed signature list and in figures and words state the number of
voters' signatures collected in this signature list.

10.State executive bodies, executive bodies of local self-government and
their officials, owners or managers of enterprises, institutions,
organizations, or authorized bodies of those shall be prohibited from
participation in collecting voters' signatures in support of candidates to the
post of President of Ukraine.

11. It shall be prohibited to establish restrictions to the
procedure for collecting signatures that are not envisaged by this article.

12. The authorized representative of a candidate to the
post of President of Ukraine shall submit the signature lists to the Central
Election Commission not later than forty days prior to the day of the
elections. The Central Election Commission shall issue the authorized
representative a statement on the quantity of the accepted signature lists and
of the signatures contained in them.

13. The Central Election Commission shall ensure control
over the compliance with the requirements of this Law regarding signature lists
by way of random checks of them performed by members of the Central Election
Commission involving staff members of the secretariat of the Central Election
Commission and the experts envisaged by part twenty of e article 28 of this
Law.

14. When determining the number of voters, who have
supported a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine, on the basis of
signature lists, signatures of certain voters shall not be taken into account:

1) in case the signature list
does not contain all or certain data on the voter , who supports the candi­date
with his/her signature, envisaged by the form of the signature list;

2) in case the entry of data on
the voter , who supports the candidate with his/her signature has been done in
violation of the requirements of parts three, four or five of this article;

3) if made by a person other
than the voter;

4) if made by a person, who had
no right to vote on the day of signing;

5) who are not residents of the
populated areas where the signatures were collected;

6) in case the same voter put
his signature several times in support of the same candidate.

15. When determining the number of voters who have
supported a certain candidate, the following signature lists shall be
disregarded:

1) in which voters' signatures
were collected by a person who had no right to vote on the day of collecting
the signatures;

2) those containing inauthentic
data on the person who collected the signatures of voters;

3) in which data on the person
who collected the voters' signatures is missing;

4) in which a person, other than
the one who collected the signatures of voters, has signed the list on his /her
behalf;

5) in which the signatures of
voters have been collected at bodies of the state executive power and bodies of
local self-government, enterprises, institutions or organizations;

6) of an unapproved form;

7) forged;

8) in which signatures have been
collected by force, by way of bribery or fraud.

16. The Central Election Commission shall, no later than on
the tenth day from the receipt of signature lists , execute the respective
protocol on the results of collection of signatures in support of a candidate
to the post of the President of Ukraine and take the respective decision which
signatures in the signature lists and (or) signature lists to disregard. The
Central Election Commission shall provide a copy of the decision to a
representative of the party (bloc) or to the candidate within three days from
the day the decision was made and he/she may review the respective protocol
within the same period.

17. The persons specified in part thirteen of this article
, as well as the representative of the candidate to the post of the President
of Ukraine in the Central Election Committee , shall have the right to review
the signature lists , submitted to the Central Election Commission.

Article 56. Cancellation of the
Decision on Registration of the Candidate to the Post of President of Ukraine

1. The Central Election Commission shall consider the issue
of an appeal to the Supreme Court of Ukraine about cancelling the decision to
register a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine in case:

1) the candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine , at any time after his registration but no later than
five days before the day of the elections or before the day of repeat voting ,
applies with a written statement about his withdrawal from the ballot;

2) the candidate for the post of
President of Ukraine fails to submit the quantity of signatures in his/her
support specified in part one of article 53 of this Law within forty days prior
to the day of the elections;

3) a party (bloc) , no later
that fifteen days prior to the day of the elections , applies for cancellation
of the decision to register the candidate nominated by the party (bloc) to the
post of President of Ukraine according to a decision taken according to the
same procedure, as the decision to nominate the candidate;

4) circumstances envisaged by
parts five and twelve of article 46 of this Law occur;

5) the Ukrainian citizenship of
the candidate is terminated;

6) the candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine leaves Ukraine for permanent residence abroad;

7) the candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine is deemed incapable or a court conviction regarding a
premeditated offence comes into legal force against the him/her;

8) he/she is a registered candidate
for people's deputy of Ukraine,
a candidate for deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of
Crimea, or a candidate in local elections provided these elections shall be
conducted concurrently with the elections of the President of Ukraine.

2. The Supreme Court of Ukraine shall consider the statement of the Central Election Commission on
cancellation of the decision to register a candidate to the post of President
of Ukraine according to the procedure and in terms established by law.

3. The Central Election Commission shall announce a warning
to a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine and the political parties
(blocs), which nominated him/her in case:

1) a court determined, according
to the procedure established by law, a fact of bribery of voters or members of
the election commissions committed by a candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine, his/her proxy, an official of the party (bloc) which nominated the
candidate, as well as by any other person acting on the request of the
candidate or at the instructions of the candidate or the party (bloc), that
nominated him/her;

2) a court determined, according
to the procedure established by law, a fact of voters or members of election
commissions being granted any money or any goods, works, services, securities,
loans, lotteries, other non-monetary items free of charge or on preferential
terms by an organization of which the candidate or an official of the party
(one of the parties of the bloc) that nominated the candidate, is founder,
owner or member of its governing body;

3) a court determined, according
to the procedure established by law, a fact of use of other funds than those
from the candidate's campaign fund in financing his/her pre-election campaign;

4) the candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine, who occupies a post, including multiple posts at the same
time, in state executive bodies and bodies of local self-government, in state
or municipal enterprises, in institutions, establishments or organizations, in
military formations established according to the laws of Ukraine, has involved
or used for the purpose of his/her pre-election cam­paign his/her subordinates,
office transport, communication, equipment, premises, or other objects and
resources at his/her place of work;

5) the Central Election
Commission reveals an essential incorrectness in the information , submitted
according to this Law , about the candidate that has been deliberately
distorted for the purpose of misleading the voters;

6) the candidate or the party (bloc)
that nominated the candidate to the post of President of Ukraine is directly or
indirectly campaigning beyond the timeframes, established in article 57 of this
Law;

7) of violations of other
provisions of this Law.

4. The decision of the Central Election Commission to
announce a warning to a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine or to a
party (bloc) shall be published in the state mass media.

5. The Central Election Commission shall consider the issue
of an appeal to the Supreme Court of Ukraine with a statement calling for
cancellation of the decision to register a candidate to the post of President
of Ukraine or calling for the announcement of a warning to the candidate or the
party (bloc) in the presence of the candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine or the authorized representative of the party (bloc), that nominated
this candidate. The aforementioned persons shall be notified about the time for
the consideration of this issue no later than the day before the day of
consideration. In case the aforementioned persons are absent without due
reason, or when considering this issue less than three days before the day of
the elections or the day of the repeat voting - independently of the reason, ,
the Central Election Commission shall consider the issue in the absence of the
aforementioned persons.

6. In cases of violations, specified in part three of this
article, for which the law has established criminal or administrative
responsibility, the Central Election Commission shall file a submission to
court requesting that criminal or administrative proceedings are instituted
against the candidate or another person who committed such violation.

7. The Central Election Commission shall notify the
candidate to the post of President of Ukraine and the party (bloc) that
nominated the candidate about the decision to cancel the registration of the
candidate or to announce a warning to him/her no later than the day following
the day of passing the decision, and it shall provide the candidate to the post
of President of Ukraine or the representative of the party (bloc) that
nominated the candidate with a copy of this decision within the same term. If
the mentioned decision was passed the day before the day of the elections or
the day of the repeat voting, a copy of this decision shall be issued to the
persons specified under this part immediately.

8. In case the candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine dies or is declared missing without traces, the Central Election
Commission shall announce him/her as a candidate that has withdrawn from the
ballot. This decision shall be published in mass media no later than the day
follo­wing the day the decision was taken but not later than one day before the
day of the elections.

Chapter VIII

THE
PRE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN

Article 57. The Terms for
Conducting the Pre-Election Campaign

1. A candidate to the post of President of Ukraine may
begin the pre-election campaign the day after he/she is registered by the
Central Election Commission.

2. The pre-election campaign shall end at 24 hrs on the
last Friday before the day of elections.

3. The campaign before the repeat voting shall start the
day after the repeat voting was called and shall end at 24 hrs on the last
Friday before the day of repeat voting.

4. Campaigning during the election process beyond the terms
established in this article shall be prohibited.

Article 58. Forms and Means of the
Pre-election Campaign

1. The pre-election campaign may be carried out in any form
and by any means that do not contradict the Constitution of Ukraine and the
laws of Ukraine.

2. Ukrainian citizens shall have the right to freely and
comprehensively discuss the election pro­grams of candidates to the post of
President of Ukraine, the political, professional and personal merits of the
candidates, as well as to campaign for or against the candidates.

3. Official notices during the election process (without
comments which may be of campaign na­ture, as well as video - and audio
-recordings, movies and photo illustrations) about the activities of the
candidates to the post of President of Ukraine while they carry out their
official (duty) authorities, envisaged by the Constitution of Ukraine or other
laws of Ukraine, shall not be considered part of the pre-election campaign.

4. The pre-election campaign shall be carried out at the
expense of funds from the State Budget of Ukraine that are allocated for the
preparation and conduct of the elections, for purposes specified by this Law,
and at the expense of funds from the campaign funds of the candidates to the
post of President of Ukraine.

5. The pre-election campaign at the expense of funds
allocated from the State Budget of Ukraine for the preparation and conduct of
elections shall be carried out in compliance with the principle of equal
conditions providing the candidates to the post of President of Ukraine with
the same print space in the print media and air time on radio and TV.

6. Bodies of the state executive power and bodies of local
self-government shall, at the request of the respective territorial election
commission, provide premises suitable for conducting public pre-election
campaign events, which shall be organized by the territorial election
commission. In connection with this, the territorial election commission is
obliged to ensure equal opportunities for all candidates to the post of
President of Ukraine, registered by the Central Election Commission. The
payment for using the provided premises shall be carried out according to the
procedure established in part two of article 39 of this Law.

7. A candidate to the post of President of Ukraine, who is
registered by the Central Election Commission, shall have the right, on a
contractual basis and at the expense of the campaign fund, to lease buildings
and premises of all forms of ownership for the purpose of holding meetings,
rallies, debates, discussions and other public pre-election campaign events.

8. A candidate to the post of President of Ukraine or
his/her proxy shall notify the respective territorial election commission about
the time and venue for public pre-election campaign events.

9. In case a building (premises), irrespectively of the
form of ownership, is provided for a public pre-election campaign event or for
campaigning for one candidate to the post of President of Ukraine, the owner (
tenant, user) of the building (premises) shall not have the right to refuse to
provide it to another candidate to the post of President of Ukraine under the
same conditions. This demand shall not apply to premises, which are owned or
used on a constant basis by parties (blocs) - subjects of the election process.

Article 59. Information Posters
and Pre-Election Campaign Materials

1 . The Central Election Commission shall, at the expense
of funds allocated from the State Budget of Ukraine for the preparation and
conduct of the elections, no later than the thirty fifth day prior to the day
of the elections, ensure the production of information posters of the
candidates to the post of President of Ukraine who are registered by the
Central Election Commission in the quantity of five copies to each polling
station. The posters must contain the pre-election programs of the candidates
to the post of President of Ukraine submitted by them to the Central Election
Commission in connection with the registration of candidates, with an in­di­cation
of the name, patronymic and surname, year of birth, position (occupation),
place of work and residence, and the party affiliation of the candidate, as
well as a photo of the candidate. The Central Election Commission shall
determine the format, size and layout of the information posters.

2. The Central Election Commission shall agree on the text
of the information poster with the candidates to the post of President of
Ukraine or his/her authorized representative.

3. The information posters of the candidates to the post of
President of Ukraine must be of the same form at, size and layout, which shall
be determined by the Central Election Commission.

4. The information posters of the candidates to the post of
President of Ukraine in the quantity of five copies to each polling station
shall, according to the procedure established by the Central Election
Commission, be delivered to the respective election commissions, the remaining
part - to the candidate or to his/her authorized representative. The
information posters shall be delivered to the polling stations no later than
thirty days prior to the day of the elections.

5. A candidate to the post of President of Ukraine may, at
his/her own discretion , produce pre-election campaign materials at the expense
and within the limits of the campaign fund of the candidate. The party that
nominated the candidate (the party that is member of the bloc that nominated
the candidate) may produce print pre-election campaign materials of the
candidate by using its own property. The candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine may, in the same manner, produce his/her pre-election campaign
materials. Information contained in these materials must comply with the
requirements of law.

6. The candidate to the post of the President of Ukraine
and, the party (bloc) that nominated the candidate must submit one sample of
each print pre-election campaign material, produced at the expense of the
campaign fund and using their own property, to the Central Election Commission
no later than on the seventh day from the date of its production.

7. Print pre-election campaign material must contain
information about the institution that printed the material, or a notice that
the material is printed using the resources of, respectively, a candidate to
the post of President of Ukraine or a party, as well as the circulation figures
and information about the persons responsible for their issuance.

8. Bodies of the state executive power and bodies of
self-government shall, no later than one hundred and twenty days prior to the
day of the elections, provide places and equip stands and announcement boards
in crowded places for the purpose of posting pre-election campaign materials.

Article 60. General Procedure for
the Use of Mass Media

1. The pre-election campaign in the mass media of all forms
of ownership shall be conducted in compliance with the principle of equal
conditions and according to the procedure envisaged by this Law.

2. The pre-election campaign in the mass media shall be
conducted in the form of public debates, discussions, "round tables",
press-conferences, interviews, speeches, political advertisements,
TV-portraits, video-movies and other publications and notices about the
candidate to the post of Pre­sident of Ukraine and the party (bloc) that
nominated the candidate, as well as other forms which do not contradict the
Constitution of Ukraine and laws of Ukraine.

3. A candidate to the post of President of Ukraine
registered by the Central Election Commission has the right to use state and
municipal mass media at the expense of funds allocated from the State Budget of
Ukraine for the preparation and conduct of elections on conditions envisaged by
this Law.

4. The Central Election Commission establishes the
procedure for providing airtime and print space at the expense and within the
limits of the funds allocated from the State Budget of Ukrai­ne for the
preparation and conduct of elections.

5. The pre-election campaign in mass media of all forms of
ownership at the expense of funds from the campaign fund of the candidate to
the post of President of Ukraine, shall be conducted on the conditions of equal
payment per unit of air time and per unit of print space and shall only be
restricted by the expenditure limits of the campaign fund.

6. The respective mass media shall, no later than 130 days
prior to the day of elections, estimate the cost of a unit of air time and a
unit of print space in an amount not exceeding the respective average cost
indicator for the last quarter of the year prior to the year of the elections
of the President of Ukraine. The Central Election Commission, together with the
National Television and Broadcasting Council of Ukraine and the State Committee
for Television and Broadcasting of Ukraine, shall determine the average cost
indicator of a unit of print space and airtime. The estimations of the cost of
a unit of print space and airtime for pre-election campaign purposes may not be
subject to any changes during the election process. A mass medium may not grant
discount to a certain candidate to the post of President of Ukraine or to the
party (bloc) that nominated the candidate.

7. In case mass media publish the results of a public
opinion survey related to the election of the President of Ukraine, it must
indicate the organization that conducted the survey, the date the survey was
conducted, the number of people interviewed, the method by which the
information was collected, the precise formulation of the question, and a
statistic evaluation of the possible error.

8. A mass medium that has provided a candidate to the post
of President of Ukraine with airtime or print space shall not have the right to
refuse to provide airtime or print space on the same conditions to another
candidate. This demand does not extend to mass media that are owned (operated)
by parties - subjects of the election process (by parties that are members of a
bloc - a subject of the election process).

9. In case repeat voting is called, the Central Election
Commission shall provide air time, print space and printed materials for the
pre-election campaign at the expense of funds allocated from the State Budget
of Ukraine for the preparation and conduct of elections in the sum of fifteen
thou­sand times the minimum wage to every candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine in­clu­ded in the election ballot for the repeat voting.

Article 61. The Procedure for
using Electronic (Audio-Visual) Mass Media

1. All TV and radio organizations must, no later than 120
days prior to the day of the elections, publish in print mass media information
about the estimated cost of one minute (second) of air time, and forward the
estimates to the Central Election Commission.

2. State and municipal TV and radio organizations shall, at
the expense of funds allocated from the State Budget of Ukraine for the
preparation and conduct of elections, provide air time for the pre-election
campaign between 19 and 22 hrs.

3. The broadcasting time (broadcasting schedule) of TV and
radio organizations, which have a license from the National TV and Radio
Broadcasting Council of Ukraine for the right to use all-national broadcasting
channels, shall be changed (without changing the volume of broad­casting)
during the pre-election campaign period of the elections of the President of
Ukraine in order to provide regional state TV and radio organizations with the
opportunity to extend their programs and pre-election broadcasts in the
respective regions.

4. TV and radio organizations shall provide the candidate
to the post of President of Ukraine registered by the Central Election
Commission general time for his/her pre-election campaign pur­poses at the
expense of funds allocated from the State Budget of Ukraine for the preparation
and conduct of the elections, of no less than 30 minutes on an all-national TV
channel and 45 minutes on an all-national radio channel, as well as 20 minutes
on regional TV channels and 20 mi­nutes on regional radio channels in each of
the regions of Ukraine (The Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the oblasts, the
cities of Kyiv and Sevastopol). This time shall be provided to the candidate on
each of the aforementioned channels three times in equal shares of the general
time. The Central Election Commission shall determine the volume and procedure
for using the airtime allocated at the expense of funds, envisaged by part nine
of article 60 of this Law, ensuring equal conditions for the candidates.

5. It shall be prohibited 20 minutes before and after TV
and radio broadcasts of a pre-election campaign-related program of a respective
candidate to the post of President of Ukraine to com­ment in any form or
evaluate the content of pre-election campaign program or to give any infor­ma­tion
on this candidate or party (bloc).

6. The distribution of air time , with an indication of the
pre-election campaign TV and radio programs, and the specific date and time
they are aired, shall be made by the respective state and municipal TV and
radio organizations based on the results of lots drawn by the Central Election
Commission, or, under the decision of the Central Election Commission, by one
of the territorial election commissions in each of the regions of Ukraine (the
Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the oblasts, the cities of Kyiv and Sevastopol)
with the participation of the candidates to the post of President of Ukraine,
their proxies or authorized representatives of the candidates.

7. The results of drawing lots related to the provision of
air time for pre-election campaign purposes at the expense of funds allocated
from the State Budget of Ukraine for the preparation and conduct of elections,
shall be published in the newspapers "Holos Ukrainy" and
"Uriadovy Courier" and in local state or municipal mass media,
respectively, within three days from the day the Central Election Commission
and the respective territorial election commissions have approved them.

8. The Central Election Commission and the respective
territorial election commissions shall provide the payment for broadcast time
according to their approved estimates from the funds allocated from the State
Budget of Ukraine for the preparation and conduct of elections, based on
respective agreements that shall be concluded between the Central Election
Commission, the National TV Company of Ukraine, and National Radio company of
Ukraine, and between the respective territorial election commissions and the
regional state or municipal TV and radio organizations.

9. Air time at the expense of the funds from the campaign
fund of a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine shall be provided on
the basis of an agreement that shall be concluded between the administrator of
the campaign fund of the candidate and a TV and radio organization of any form
of ownership. Provision of airtime without the conclusion of such an agreement
and without crediting funds to the account of the TV and radio organization
shall be prohibited.

11. TV and radio organizations of all forms of ownership
are obliged on the written requests of the Central Election Commission or
National TV and Radio Council of Ukraine to provide information on the
allocation of air time for pre-election campaign purposes, and are obliged, if
necessary, to provide copies of the respective agreements, payment documents
and broadcasts recorded on tapes or other carriers of information.

Article 62. The Procedure and
Terms for Conducting TV Debates

1. Pre-election debates using electronic (audio-visual)
mass media (TV debates) between candidates to the post of President of Ukraine
shall commence within the terms envisaged by article 57 of this Law for
conducting the pre-election campaign. The TV debates shall be conducted be­tween
19 and 22 hrs in live air.

2. No more than two candidates to the post of the President
of Ukraine may simultaneously participate in one and the same TV debate during
the pre-election campaign. The schedule of the TV debates shall be made on the
basis of the results of drawing lots, which shall be conducted by the Central
Election Commission with the participation of the candidates to the post of the
President of Ukraine or their proxies. The results of the drawing of lots for
the purpose of scheduling TV debates shall be published in the newspapers
"Holos Ukrainy" and "Uriadovy Courier" within three days
after the day these results were approved by the Central Election Commission
and at the expense of funds from the State Budget of Ukraine.

3. The amount of TV debates shall be such as to provide
each of the candidates to the post of President of Ukraine with the possibility
to take part in them not more than once, provided they express their wish to
take part.

4. The duration of the TV debates with the participation of
one group of candidates to the post of President of Ukraine may not be less
than sixty minutes of uninterrupted broadcast time.

5. In case a decision to conduct repeat voting has been
adopted, the TV debates between the candidates to the post of President of
Ukraine included in the ballot for the repeat voting shall be organized within
five days prior to the day of the repeat voting on live air on the First
National Channel of the National TV company of Ukraine between 19 and 22 hrs,
with a duration of no less than one-hundred minutes. Such TV debates must be
transmitted on the first channel of the National Radio company of Ukraine and may be transmitted free of
charge by other broadcasting channels. The candidates to the post of President
of Ukraine shall participate in the TV debates personally. In case one of the
candidates to the post of President of Ukraine refuses or is unable to
participate in the TV debates, the time allocated for such TV debates shall be
granted to the other candidate to the post of President of Ukraine for the
purpose of conducting his/her pre-election campaign.

6. The National TV company Company of Ukraine shall
organize the TV debates between the candidates to the post of President of
Ukraine. Other TV and radio organizations holding a license to use broad­casting
channels, irrespective ly of the form of their ownership, may also on their
initiative organize and conduct TV debates.

7. The Central Election Commission shall provide the
payment for the air time allocated for TV debates from the funds from the State
Budget of Ukraine allocated for the preparation and conduct of elections, based
on the respective agreement that shall be concluded between the Central
Election Commission and the National TV Company of Ukraine.

8. TV and radio organizations shall be prohibited from
interrupting the transmission of the TV debates.

Article 63. Procedure for Using Printed
Mass Media

1. A candidate to the post of President of Ukraine
registered by the Central Election Commission has the right, at the expense of
and within the funds allocated from the State Budget of Ukraine for the
preparation and conduct of elections, to publish his/her pre-election program,
as submitted upon his/her registration, of a size that shall not exceed twelve
thousand printing characters, in the newspapers "Holos Ukrainy" and
"Uriadovy Courier" in a print lay-out that is identical for all candidates.
The Central Election Commission shall conclude an agreement on the publication
of the mentioned materials with the editorial offices of the mentioned
newspapers.

2. A candidate to the post of President of Ukraine
registered by the Central Election Commission has the right, at the expense of
and within the funds allocated from the State Budget of Ukraine for the
preparation and conduct of elections, to publish his/her pre-election program,
as submitted upon his/her registration, in local state or municipal mass media
in a print lay-out that is identical for all candidates. The Territorial
Election Commission, mentioned in part six of article 60 of this Law, shall
conclude an agreement on the publication of the aforementioned materials with
the editorial office of respective mass medium. The Central Election Commission
shall determine the volume and procedure for using the print space, which shall
be provided at the expense of funds, envisaged in part nine of article 60 of
this Law, ensuring equal conditions for the candidates.

3. The priority order for printing pre-election programs at
the expense of funds allocated from the State Budget of Ukraine for the
preparation and conduct of elections, shall be established by the Central
Election Commission and respective territorial election commissions by means of
drawing of lots with the participation of candidates to the post of President
of Ukraine or their proxies.

4. Results of the drawing of lots for the order of printing
pre-election programs of candidates to the post of President of Ukraine shall
be published respectively in the newspapers "Holos Ukrainy" and
"Uriadovy Courier", and local state or municipal printed mass media
within three days from the day the Central Election Commission or the respective
territorial election commission has approved them.

5. A candidate to the post of President of Ukraine shall
have the right, at the expense of his/her campaign fund, to publish campaign
materials in printed mass media of all forms of ownership.

6. Campaign materials, specified in part five of this
article shall be published on the basis of an agreement that shall be concluded
between the administrator of a running account of the candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine and the editorial office of the print mass medium. The
publication of these materials with concluding an agreement and crediting funds
to the account of the editorial office of the print mass medium shall be
prohibited.

7. Editorial offices of printed mass media of all forms of
ownership must, at the written requests of the Central Election Commission,
provide it with information about the print space used for placing campaign
materials of the candidates to the post of President of Ukraine, and if
necessary - send it copies of the respective agreements, payment documents, as
well as the respective publications.

Article 64. Pre-Election Campaign
Restrictions

1. The following persons shall be prohibited from
participating in the pre-election campaign:

1) non-citizens of Ukraine;

2) state executive bodies and
bodies of local self-government, their officials and officers;

3) members of election
commissions when performing duties of members of election commissions.

2. Pre-election campaign activities shall be restricted in
military units (formations) and penitentiary institutions. It is prohibited for
individual candidates to the post of President of Ukraine or their proxies to
visit military units (formations) and penitentiary institutions. The respective
territorial commission shall organize meetings with voters for such persons
together with the commanders of the military units (formations) or penitentiary
directors upon mandatory notification at least three days prior to the day of
the meeting of all proxies of candidates to the post of President of Ukraine in
the respective territorial election district.

3. It shall be prohibited to disseminate in any form
materials, which contain calls for the liquidation of the independence of
Ukraine, the change of the constitutional order by violent means, the violation
of the sovereignty and territorial indivisibility of the State, the undermining
of its security, the unlawful seizure of state power, the propaganda of war and
of violence, the incitement of inter-ethnic, racial, or religious enmity, and the
encroachments on human rights and freedoms and the health of the population.

4. It shall be prohibited for state and municipal mass
media, their officials and officers, as well as creative staff, in their
materials and programs, not covered by agreements concluded according to the
requirements of part ten of article 61 and part six of article 63 of this Law,
to campaign for or against candidates to the post of President of Ukraine,
evaluate their pre-election programs or give preference to them in any form
during the election process. The activity of these mass media may be
temporarily suspended, in case they violate this requirement, by a court
decision upon a submission of the Central Election Commission or the respective
territorial election commission.

5. It shall be prohibited to spread deliberately false
information about a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine. Mass medium
that published information which the candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine considers obviously incorrect, must, within three days after the day
such materials have been made public, but no later than two days prior to the
day of the elections, give the candidate or party (bloc), about whom incorrect
information was disseminated, upon their request, a possibility to refute such
materials , by giving them the same air time on TV or radio accordingly, or by
publishing in the print mass medium material provided by the candidate or party
(bloc) that must be printed in the same font and be placed under the heading "Refutation"
at the same place in the column and of a volume not less than the volume of the
announcement being refuted. The refutation must contain a reference to the
respective publication in the printed mass medium or broadcast on the TV or
Radio and a reference to the facts being refuted. The refutation must be made
public without amendments, commentaries or abbreviations, and should be done at
the expense of the respective mass medium.

6. It shall be prohibited to conduct a pre-election
campaign that is accompanied by giving money to voters or providing them with
goods, services, works, securities, credits, or lotteries on preferential terms
or free of charge. Such a pre-election campaign or the act of giving out money
or providing services, works, securities, credits, or lotteries on preferential
terms or free of charge, which are accompanied by calls or suggestions to vote
or not to vote for a certain candidate or men­tioning his/her name, shall be
regarded as bribery of voters, as it is mentioned in clause 1 of part three of
article 56 of this Law.

7. The Central Election Commission shall ensure that
explanations are placed in state mass media concerning the prohibition on
giving out money or providing goods, services, works, securities, credits and
lotteries free of charge or on preferential terms. The Central Election
Commission shall approve the text of the explanation and, twice a week, print
it in the newspapers "Ho­los Ukrainy" and "Uriadovy
Courier" on the first page and transmit it by TV and radio broadcasting
organizations starting thirty days prior to the day of elections.

8. Regional state and municipal TV and radio organizations
shall be obliged not to overlap with their own transmissions the campaign
programs of the candidates to the post of President of Ukrai­ne transmitted on
all-national broadcast channels at the expense of the funds allocated from the
State Budget of Ukraine for the preparation and conduct of elections.

9. The central executive body for information policy,
television and radio broadcasting, together with the state TV and radio
organizations subordinate to it , shall be obliged to develop a procedure by
which the broadcast of the pre-election program of one candidate on the First
Na­tio­nal channel of the National TV Company of Ukraine should not coincide in
time with the broadcast of such program of another candidate on the first
channel of the National Radio Company of Ukraine, if the air time for both
programs is allocated at the expense of funds from of the State Budget of Ukraine
for the preparation and conduct of elections.

10. It shall be prohibited to include pre-election campaign
materials of candidates to the post of President of Ukraine or political
advertisements in TV and radio news programs. Political advertisements must be
separated from other materials and specified as such.

11. It shall be prohibited to interrupt broadcasts of
pre-election programs of candidates to the post of President of Ukraine or the
parties (blocs) that nominated them with advertisement for goods, works,
services and other announcements.

12. It shall be prohibited to conduct a pre-election
campaign in foreign mass media, which operate on the territory of Ukraine.

13. Mass media of all form s of ownership, which operate s
on the territory of Ukraine, shall be prohibited from
disseminating information about the results of public opinion polls concerning
the candidates to the post of President of Ukraine during the last 15 days
prior to the day of elections or the day of repeat voting.

14. It shall be prohibited to place printed pre-election
campaign materials, political advertisements, or announcements about the
progress of the election process on architectural monuments, as well as in
places where they impede road traffic safety.

15. Candidates to the post of President of Ukraine, who
occupy posts, including multiple posts at the same time, in state executive
bodies and bodies of local self-government, in state and municipal enterprises,
in institutions, establishments, organizations, and military units
(formations), shall be prohibited from involving in the pre-election campaign
or using for any work connected with conducting the pre-election campaign,
their subordinates (during working hours), office tran­sport, communication,
equipment, premises, other objects and resources at their place of work, and
from using office or business gatherings or meetings of staff for the purpose
of campaigning.

16. It shall be prohibited to produce and distribute
printed pre-election campaign materials, which do not contain information about
the institution that did the printing, their circulation and information about
the persons in charge of the issue.

17. Active campaigning (publishing campaign materials in
mass media, distributing election leaflets, posting election posters, and
public calls to vote for or against candidates to the post of President of
Ukraine) and dissemination of political advertisements shall be prohibited from
the time the pre-election campaign terminates. Pre-election campaign materials
shall be removed at 24 hrs on the last Friday preceding the day of elections or
the day of repeat voting by the respective services of local executive bodies
and local self-governmental bodies.

18. It shall be prohibited to make the results of an exit
poll public on the day of elections during the entire voting process.

19. If a statement or complaint is filed with the Central
Election Commission or the territorial elec­tion commission regarding
violations of the requirements of parts three, six, and ten through eighteen of
this Law, the respective election commission shall immediately forward this
state­ment or complaint to the relevant law enforcement bodies for verification
and action according to the laws of Ukraine.

Chapter IX

GUARANTEES
OF THE ACTIVITIES OF CANDIDATES TO THE POST OF PRESIDENT AND OFFICIAL OBSERVERS

Article 65. Guarantees of the
Activities of Candidates to the Post of President of Ukraine

1 A candidate to the post of President of Ukraine may not
be denied to be released from carrying out his/her work or service duties at
his/her place of work and to obtain unpaid leave during the pre-election
period.

2. From the moment the candidate to the post of President
of Ukraine is registered and to the end of the election process, he/she may not
be dismissed from his/her work on the initiative of the owner of the
enterprise, institution, establishment, organization or of a body authorized by
the owner or of the commander of the military unit (formation). A candidate may
not be transferred to another job, sent on a business trip or called up for
military or alternative (non-military) service, training (testing) or special
drills of conscripts without his consent.

3. A candidate to the post of President of Ukraine shall
enjoy free travel by all means of passenger transport (except taxi) on the territory of Ukraine at the expense of funds from the State Budget of Ukraine allocated
for the preparation and conduct of the elections of the President of Ukraine.

4. The State shall provide security to the candidates to
the post of President of Ukraine during the election process in accordance with
the Law of Ukraine "On the Security of State Bodies and Officials provided
by the State".

Article 66. Authorized
Representatives of Candidates to the Post of President of Ukraine

1. A candidate to the post of President of Ukraine
registered with the CEC shall have the right to delegate one authorized
representative to the CEC who shall represent his/her interests at the CEC
during the election process and hold the right to an advisory vote.

2. A citizen of Ukraine who has the right to vote may be the authorized representative of a
candidate to the post of President of Ukraine in the Central Election
Commission. A member of an election commission, an offal of bodies of the executive
power or bodies of local self-government, a military serviceman, a serviceman
from the rank or commanding staff of bodies of the interior of Ukraine or the
Security Service of Ukraine, or a person, who undergoes alternative
(non-military) service may not be the authorized representative of a candidate
to the post of President of Ukraine.

3. The application for registering a person as authorized
representative of a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine, signed and
certified in accordance with the procedure established by law, shall be
submitted to the Central Election Commission alongside the application for
registration of the candidate to the post of President of Ukraine. The name,
surname and patronymic of the authorized representative, his/her citizenship,
the day, month and year of birth, the place of work, the occupied position
(occupation), the place of residence and the telephone number shall be
indicated in the application for registration of the authorized representative
of the candidate to the post of President of Ukraine. The written consent of
this person to represent the interests of the candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine in the Central Election Commission shall be attached to
the application.

4. The Central Election Commission shall no later than the
third working day after the receipt of the documents indicated in part three of
this article register the authorized representative of the candidate to the
post of President of Ukraine in the Central Election Commission and issue
him/her a certificate according to the form established by the Central Election
Commission. In case the candidate to the post of President of Ukraine is denied
registration (registration cancelled) the powers of the authorized
representative of the candidate in the Central Election Com­mission shall be
considered terminated from the moment the indicated circumstances occur.

5. The authorized representative of a candidate to the post
of President of Ukraine shall have the right from the day he/she is registered
by the Central Election Commission till the termination of his/her powers or
the completion of the election process to be released from his/her work or
service duties without preservation of salary with the consent of the owner of
the enterprise, institution, organization or a body authorized by him.

6. The authorized representative of a candidate to the post
of President of Ukraine shall have the right at any time prior to the day of
elections to address the Central Election Commission with an application to
terminate his/her powers.

7. A candidate to the post of President of Ukraine may at
any time prior to the day of elections or the day of repeat voting take a
decision to recall his/her authorized representative and delegate another
candidacy in stead of him/her. The relevant application together with a copy of
the decision and other documents shall be submitted to the Central Election
Commission in accordance with the procedure established in part three of this
article.

8. Based on an application submitted in accordance with
part six and seven of this article, the Central Election Commission shall no
later that the third working day after its receipt, or if submitted on the eve
of the day of elections - immediately, take a decision on cancelling the
registration of the authorized representative of the candidate. A copy of the
decision shall be issued to the authorized representative of the candidate or
sent to the address of the candidate to the post of President of Ukraine.

9. The certificate of the authorized representative of a
candidate to the post of President of Ukraine, whose powers have been
terminated prior to the end of election process, shall be returned to the
Central Election Commission immediately.

10. The authorized representative of a candidate to the
post of President of Ukraine in the Central Election Commission shall be
entitled:

1) to be present at all sessions
of the Central Election Commission during discussions of issues related to the
elections of the President of Ukraine and to participate in the discussion of
them with the right of an advisory vote;

2) to familiarize him/herself
with the content of the minutes of the sessions of the Central Election
Commission, its decisions, and the documents and materials based on which these
decisions were taken, and to receive copies of these decisions;

3) to immediately familiarize
him/herself with the protocols, telephone messages, and other official
information which arrive to the Central Election Commission from territorial
election commissions about the results of the vote in the respective
territorial election district, as well as with the protocols of the respective
polling station election commissions about the count of the votes in the
election precinct; and

4) to other rights envisaged by
this Law.

Article 67. Proxies of the
Candidate to the Post of President of Ukraine

1. A candidate to the post of President of Ukraine may have
no more than five proxies in the single nationwide election constituency and
one proxy in each territorial election district. The proxy of a candidate must
comply with the requirements indicated in part two of article 64 of this Law.

2. The proxies of the candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine shall conduct the campaign for his/her election as President of
Ukraine, assist the candidate to the post of President of Ukrai­ne in the
election process, and represent his/her interests in relation to election
commissions, other state bodies and bodies of local self-government, the mass
media, public associations and voters.

3. The application for registering a person as proxy of a
candidate, signed by the candidate to the post of President of Ukraine and
certified in accordance with the procedure established by law, shall be
submitted to the Central Election Commission at any time after the registration
of the candidate. The name, surname and patronymic of each proxy, his/her
citizenship, the day, month and year of birth, the place of work, the occupied
position (occupation), place of residence and telephone num­ber shall be
indicated in the application for registration of the proxies. The written
consent of these persons to represent the interests of the candidate to the
post of President of Ukraine in the respective election district shall be
attached to the application. The signatures of the mentioned persons shall be
certified in accordance with the procedure established by law.

4. The Central Election Commission shall no later than on
the third day after the receipt of the documents mentioned in part three of
this article register the proxies of a candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine and issue their certificates according to the form established by the
Central Election Commission to the authorized representative of the candidate.

5. The proxy of a candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine shall have the right from the day he/she is registered the Central
Election Commission till the termination of his/her powers or the completion of
the election process to be released from his/her work or service duties without
preservation of salary with the consent of the owner of the enterprise,
institution, organization or a body authorized by him.

6. In case the registration of a candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine is cancelled, the powers of the proxies of the candidate
shall be considered terminated from the day the decision to cancel the
registration was taken.

7. The proxy of a candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine shall have the right at any time prior to the day of elections to
address the Central Election Commission with an application to terminate
his/her powers.

8. A candidate to the post of President of Ukraine may at
any time prior to the day of elections or the day of repeat voting take a
decision to recall his/her proxy and to submit another candidacy in stead of
him/her. The relevant application together with the written consent of the
submitted candidacy shall be submitted to the Central Election Commission in
accordance with the procedure established in part three of this article.

9. Based on an application submitted in accordance with
part seven and eights of this article, the Central Election Commission shall no
later that the third day after its receipt, or if submitted on the eve of the
day of elections - immediately, take a decision on cancelling the registration
of the proxy of the candidate. A copy of the decision shall be issued to the
authorized representative of the candidate or sent to his/her address.

10. The certificate of the proxy of a candidate to the post
of President of Ukraine, whose powers have been terminated prior to the end of
election process, shall be returned to the Central Election Commission
immediately.

Article 68. Official Observers

1. Official observers from candidates to the post of
President of Ukraine and from the parties (blocs) that nominated candidates may
take part in the election process. Official observers from foreign states and
international organizations may observe the course of the election process.

2. The powers of the official observers shall commence from
the day they are registered by the respective election commission in accordance
with the procedure envisaged by this Law, and shall terminate after the Central
Election Commission has determined the results of the elections of the President
of Ukraine.

3. The election commission, which registered the official
observer, may terminate his/her powers before term in case facts of his/her
gross or continuous violation of the Constitution of Ukraine and the laws of Ukraine are identified. The decision to
terminate the powers of an official observer shall be motivated.

Article 69. Official Observers
from Candidates to the Post of President of Ukraine and from Parties
(Blocs) that Nominated a Candidate

1. A citizen of Ukraine who has the right to vote and is
not a member of election commission may be an official observer from a
candidate to the post of President of Ukraine or from the a party (bloc) that
nominated a candidate who was registered by the Central Election Commission. A
member of an election commission, an official or officer of bodies of the
executive power and bodies of local self-government, servicemen from the rank
or commanding staff of bodies of the interior of Ukraine or the Security Service of Ukraine, or a person who undergoes
alternative (non-military) service may not be an official observer.

2. The territorial election commission shall register the
official observer from a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine based on
a submission by the proxy of the candidate in the respective election district
signed by this proxy.

3. The territorial election commission shall register an
official observer from a party (bloc) that nominated a candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine based on a submission from respectively the republican
party branch in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the oblast, the Kyiv city or
the Sevastopol city party branch (branch of parties that are members of the
bloc) that nominated the candidate, on the condition that these branches are
registered in accordance with the procedure established by law, and it shall be
signed by the head of the respective party branch (branch of the parties that
are members of the bloc) and certified with the seal of this party branch (the
seals of the respective branches of the parties that are members of the bloc).

4. The submission for registration of official observers
shall contain their names, surnames and patronymics, their citizenship, place
of residence and telephone numbers. A statement of consent of these persons to
be official observers from the respective candidate or from the respective
party (bloc) shall be attached to the submission.

5. The submission mentioned in parts three and four of this
article for registering an observer from a candidate to the post of President
of Ukraine or a party (bloc) that nominated a candidate, shall be submitted to
the territorial election commission no later than five days prior to the
elections.

6. The respective territorial commission shall no later
than on the day following the receipt of the sub­mission issues the official
observers a certificate according to the form established by the Cen­tral
Election Commission.

7. The official observer shall be entitled:

1) to stay at polling stations
during the vote and observe the actions of the commission members from any
distance including when they issue election ballots to voters and count the
votes without physically hindering the work of the commission members;

2) to make photos, films, and
audio and video records;

3) to be present when the
election ballots are being issued to members of the polling station election
commission for organizing the vote for voters beyond the polling premises and
during the conduct of such voting;

4) to be present, complying with
the requirements of this Law, at sessions of polling station election
commissions and territorial election commissions in the respective territorial
election district, taking into account the provisions established in part nine
of article 28 of this Law, including to be present during the counting of votes
in the polling station and the determination of the results of the elections in
the territorial election district;

5) to address the respective
election commission with a complaint about violations of this Law in case such
are detected;

6) to draw up acts on detected
violations of this Law, which shall be signed by him/her and not less than two
voters who certify the fact of this violation, indicating their surnames, names
and patronymics and their addresses of place of residence, and to submit it to
the respective election commission within the terms envisaged by article 94 of
this Law;

7) to obtain copies of the
protocols on the transfer of election ballots and on the count of votes as well
as copies of other documents envisaged by this Law; and

8) to have other rights
envisaged by this Law.

8. The official observer shall not have the right:

1) to unlawfully interfere in
the work of an election commission or to take actions which impede the pace of
the election process or hinder election commission members from exercising
their powers;

2) to mark an election ballot on
behalf of a voter (even if the voter should request so); and

3) to be present in the polling
booth (room) for secret voting when a voter marks the ballot;

9. In case an official observer gravely or systematically
violates the requirements of part eight of this article, the election
commission may take a decision following the procedure envisaged by part eleven
of Article 28 of this Law, to deprive him/her of the right to be present at the
session of the election commission.

10. A governing body of the republican in the Autonomous
Republic of Crimea, the oblast, the Kyiv city or Sevastopol city branch of a
party (branches of parties that are members of a bloc), or a proxy of a
candidate to the post of President of Ukraine on behalf of the candidate shall
have the right to recall the official observer by way of addressing the
respective territorial election commission with a written application for the
termination of his/her powers, and to submit documents for the registration of
another person in accordance with the procedure established by this Law.

11. The official observer shall have the right at any time
to address the territorial election commission with a statement of termination
of his/her powers. The territorial election commission shall based on such
statement take a decision, a copy of which shall be given to the proxy of the
candidate or sent to the respective branch of the party (bloc).

Article 70. Official Observers
from Foreign States and International Organizations

1. Official observers from foreign states and international
organizations shall be registered by the Central Election Commission. Proposals
concerning their registration shall be submitted directly to the Central
Election Commission or via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine no later
than ten days prior to the day of elections.

2. The Central Election Commission shall no later than five
days prior to the day of elections take a decision on registering official
observers from foreign states and international organizations.

3. The Central Election Commission shall issue certificates
of the form established by it to official observers from foreign states and
international organizations.

4. Official observers from foreign states and international
organizations shall exercise their powers on the territory of Ukraine.

5. The official observer from a foreign state or an
international organization shall be entitled:

1) to be present at meetings with
voters held by candidates to the post of President of Ukraine, their proxies or
representatives of the parties (blocs) that nominated candidates, at
pre-election meetings and rallies, and at sessions of election commissions;

2) to familiarize him/herself
with pre-election campaign materials;

3) to be present in polling
stations during the vote and count of votes, as well as during the
determination of the results of the elections by territorial election
commissions;

4) to make photos, films, and
video and audio recording;

5) to express his/her
suggestions regarding the administration of the elections to the President of
Ukraine and the improvement of the legislation of Ukraine taking into account
international experience, and to hold press-conferences complying with the
requirements of the legislation of Ukraine; and

6) to set up, together with
other observers from foreign states and international organizations, ad hoc
groups of observers, subject to approval by the Central Election Commission,
aimed at coordinating their activities within the powers envisaged by this Law;

6. Official observers from foreign states and international
organizations shall make their observations individually and independently.

7. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, other bodies
of the executive power, bodies of local self-government and election
commissions are obliged to assist the official observers from foreign states
and international organizations in exercising their powers.

8. Financial and material support to the activities of
official observers from foreign states and international organizations shall be
provided at the expense of funds from the states or organizations, which sent
them to Ukraine, or at these observers' own expense.

9. Official observers from foreign states and international
organizations shall not have the right to use their status in activities, which
are not related to the observation of the election process, nor to interfere in
the work of the election commissions.

Chapter X

THE CONDUCT
OF THE VOTE AND THE DETERMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS OF THE
PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE

Article 71. The Election Ballot

1. The Central Election Commission shall no later than 30
days prior to the day of elections approve the form and the text of the
election ballot for voting on the day of the elections of the President of
Ukraine, as well as the form of the election ballot for repeat voting. The
Central Election Commission shall no later than ten days prior to the day of
the repeat vote approve the text of the election ballot for repeat voting.

2. Election ballots are documents subject to strict
reporting.

3. The election ballot must contain the type and date of
the elections (the ballot for repeat voting - the date of the repeat vote), the
number of the territorial election district, the number of the election
precinct, except for special precincts created according to part ten of article
20, as well as designated places for the seal of the polling station election
commission, and the surname, initials and signature of the member of the
polling station election commission who will issue the election ballot.

4. The election ballot for voting on the day of elections
shall be completed with information, in alphabetic order by surnames, about the
registered candidates to the post of President of Ukraine, indicating their
surnames, names and patronymics, their year of birth, place of residence, place
of work (occupation), the party affiliation of the candidate, and the subject
that nominated the candidate. An empty square box shall be placed to the right
of the information about each candidate. The following text shall be indicated
in the election ballot after the surnames of all candidates: "I do not
support any candidate to post of President of Ukraine" and an empty square
box shall be placed to the right of these words.

5. The election ballot must contain an explanation to the
voter about the procedure for marking the ballot during the vote.

6. The election ballot shall have a control coupon
separated from it by a perforation line. The con­trol coupon must contain the
type and date of the elections (date of the repeat vote), the number of the
territorial election district, the number of the election precinct, as well as
designated places for the number, under which the voter is entered into the
list of voters in the precinct, the signature of the voter, who receives the
election ballot, the surname, initials and signature of the member of the
polling station election commission, who will issue the election ballot.

Article 72. The Procedure for the
Production of Election Ballots

1. The Central Election Commission shall ensure that state
printing houses no later than ten days prior to the day of elections centrally
produces the election ballots for voting on the day of elections based on an
agreement, which it shall conclude with these printing houses. Election ballots
for repeat voting must be produced according to the same procedure no later
than six days prior to the day of the repeat vote.

2. Technical waste and misprints, as well as the printing
plates must be destroyed in accordance with the procedure and the terms
specified in the contract for producing the election ballots.

3. The Central Election Commission shall receive the
election ballots in the package of the producer.

4. The election ballots for voting on the day of elections
or on the day of repeat voting shall be printed on identical paper according to
the form and with the text approved by the Central Election Commission, and
they must be equal in size, colour and content.

5. The election ballot shall be printed in the state
language on one sheet of paper with text on one side only.

6. In a special election precinct created on board a
vessel, which are at sea under the State Flag of Ukraine on the day of elections,
or at polar stations of Ukraine, election ballots may, as an exemption, with
the permission of the Central Election Commission, be produced directly by the
polling station election commission.

7. In case a decision to register a candidate to the post
of President of Ukraine is cancelled, the Cen­tral Election Commission shall
take a decision on entering changes into the election ballot. Members of the
polling station election commission shall enter such changes into election
ballots using the relevant stamp. Every voter shall be informed about the
changes made to election bal­lots when the election ballots are being issued.

8. An election ballot, in which the changes envisaged by
part seven of this article have not been entered, shall be considered invalid.
An election ballot, in which changes have been entered without a decision of
the Central Election Commission or not in compliance with such decision, shall
be considered invalid.

Article 73. The Procedure for the
Transfer of Election Ballots to Election Commissions

1. The territorial election commission shall receive
election ballots from the Central Election Commission at its session. The
territorial election commission shall complete a protocol on the receipt of the
election ballots according to the form established by the Central Election
Commission. The protocol shall be completed in three copies and signed by all
members of the territorial election commission and the representatives of the
Central Election Commission that did the transfer of the election ballots, as
well as by the candidates to the post of President of Ukraine, their proxies
and official observers from candidates and parties (blocs) that are present at
the session of the commission. The first copy of the protocol shall be forwarded
to the Central Election Commission, the second - shall be kept in the
territorial election commission, and the third - shall immediately be displayed
in the premises of the territorial election commission for public
familiarization.

2. The territorial election commission shall provide
storage and safety for the election ballots obtained from the Central Election
Commission. Election ballots shall be stored in the premises of the territorial
election commission in a safe (metal strong-box), which shall be sealed with a
strip marked with the signatures of all those present at the session of the
commission and certified with the seal of the commission and shall constantly
(prior to the day of elections) be guarded by an officer of bodies of the
Ministry of Interior of Ukraine.

3. The territorial election commission shall no later than
three days prior to the day of elections at its session hand over the election
ballots to the polling station election commissions. No less than three members
of each polling station election commission, who must be representatives of
different candidates to the post of President of Ukraine, shall receive the
ballots on behalf of the commission.

4. A protocol on the transfer of the election ballots from
the territorial election commission to the polling station election commissions
shall be completed according to the form established by the Central Election
Commission, indicating the following:

1) the number of the territorial
election district;

2) the number of the election
precinct;

3) the number of voters in the
election precinct according the list of voters on the day the protocol was
completed;

4) the number of election
ballots for voting transferred to the election precinct;

5) the surnames and signatures
of the members of the polling station election commission who received the
election ballots; and

6) the number of election
ballots, which remain in storage at the territorial election commission.

5. The protocol on the transfer of election ballots to the
polling station election commissions shall be completed in three copies and
signed by all members of the territorial election commission present at the
session, as well as by candidates for the post of President of Ukraine, their
proxies and official observers from candidates and parties (blocs) present at
the session of the commission. The first copy of the protocol shall be
forwarded to the Central Election Commis­sion, the second - shall be kept in
the territorial election commission, and the third - shall immediately be posted
in the premises of the territorial election commission for public
familiarization. An extract from the protocol containing the information about
the respective polling station election commission shall be handed out to the
representatives of each polling station election com­mi­ssion who received
election ballots.

6. Election ballots shall be transferred to election
commissions at election precincts abroad in accordance with the procedure
established by the Central Election Commission.

7. All election ballots containing numbers of election
precincts shall be transferred to the corresponding polling station election
commissions. Election ballots without a number of an election precinct shall be
transferred to election commissions at election precincts formed according to
part ten of article 20 of this Law in a quantity, which is equal to the number
of citizens included in the list of voters in the election precinct on the day
of the receipt of the election ballots, together with a reserve, the size of which
shall be determined by the Central Election Commission.

8. Each member of the territorial election commission, each
candidate to the post of President of Ukraine, his/her proxy and the official
observer from a candidate or party (bloc), who were present during the transfer
of the election ballots, shall have the right on their request to immediately
obtain copies of the protocols mentioned in parts one and five of this article,
certified by the chairperson and the secretary of the territorial election commission
and with the seal of the commission, in the amount of no more than one copy of
a protocol per commission member and per candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine.

9. The members of the polling station election commission
shall transport the received election ballots to the premises of the polling
station election commission accompanied by an officer of bodies of the Ministry
of Interior.

10. The receipt of the election ballots shall be carried
out immediately after the arrival of the commission member that received the
ballots at a session of the polling station election commission. The members of
the polling station election commission shall during this recount the received
ballots and place the seal of the polling station election commission in the
designated fields on each election ballot. At election precincts formed
according to part ten of article 20 of this Law, as well the number of the
election precinct shall be placed in the designated fields on the election
ballot and its control coupon. In case of a discrepancy between the number of
ballots established during the recount and the number of ballots indicated in
the extract of the protocol of the territorial election commission on the
transfer of ballots, the polling station election commission shall complete an
act in two copies, according to the form established by the Central Election
Commission, indicating the reason for the discrepancy established by a decision
of the polling station election commission. One copy of the act shall be forwarded
to the territorial election commission, while the second shall be kept in the
polling station election commission. In case of the above discrepancies, the
number of ballots, established at the session of the polling station election
commission and fixed in the act on the discrepancies, shall be considered the
number of election ballots received by the polling station election commission.

11. The election ballots shall be stored in the premises of
the polling station election commission in a safe (metal strong-box), which
shall be sealed with a strip marked with the signatures of all those present at
the session of the commission and verified with the seal of the commission and
shall constantly (prior to the day of elections) be guarded by an officer of
bodies of the Ministry of Interior of Ukraine.

Article 74. Voting Premises

1. Voting shall be conducted in specially allocated and
equipped premises, in which booths (rooms) for secret voting shall be arranged
and places assigned for issuing election ballots and for placing the ballot
boxes. The polling station election commission shall be responsible for
arranging the voting premises.

2. Executive bodies of local self-government or other
bodies (officers), which according to law exercise their powers, shall provide
the election precinct with the necessary premises for voting, which shall be
suitable for being equipped in accordance with the requirements of this Law and
regulations adopted by the Central Election Commission. Voting premises in
small election precincts (with up to 500 voters) must have not less than 50
square meters, medium precincts (from 500 up to 1,500 voters) - not less than
75 square meters, and large precincts (with more than 1,500 voters) - not less
than 90 square meters.

3. Voting premises must be equipped with a sufficient
number of booths (rooms) for secret voting. For small election precincts, the
number of such booths (rooms) shall be no less than two, for medium precincts -
no less than four, and for large precincts - no less than six. The location of
the equipment in the voting premises shall be planned in such a way that the
place for issuing election ballots, the entrance and the exit from the ballot
booths (rooms) for secret voting and the ballot boxes are within sight of members
of the polling station election commission and persons who in accordance with
this Law have the right to be present in the voting premises.

4. Every election precinct shall be provided with the
necessary number of large (stationary) and small (mobile) ballot boxes. The
Central Election Commission shall determine the dimensions of the ballot boxes
and the transparent material, of which they shall be produced. Small election
precincts must have not less than two large and two small ballot boxes, medium
precincts - not less than three large and two small ballot boxes, and large
precincts - not less than four large and three small ballot boxes. The ballot
boxes shall be placed in the voting premises in such way that voters will pass
through the booths (rooms) for secret voting on their way to them.

5. The polling station election commission must in the
voting premises or directly in front of them place posters that explain the
voting procedure and the liabilities for violations of the legislation on the
elections of the President of Ukraine, and information posters of the
candidates for the post of President of Ukraine, that shall be placed in
alphabetic order (in the order the candidates appear on the election ballot).

Article 75. Preparations for the
Vote on the Day of Elections (the Day of Repeat Voting)

1. Voting on the day of elections and on the day of repeat
voting shall commence from 8:00
till 20:00 hrs. At polling
stations abroad, the voting process shall commence according to the local time
in the country where these polling stations have been formed.

2. The polling station election commission shall notify
voters about the hours and place of voting at least seven days prior to the day
of elections, or in exceptional cases, where election precincts have been
formed according to part ten of article 20 of this Law - on the eve of the
elections.

3. The polling station election commission shall bear the
responsibility for organizing the conduct of the vote, for maintaining proper
order in the voting premises and for ensuring the secrecy of the will of voters
during the voting process.

4. The polling station election commission shall not
earlier than forty-five minutes prior to the beginning of the vote hold a
session, on which the safe (metal strong-box) containing the election ballots
shall be opened. Based on the extract from the protocol of the territorial
election commission on the transfer of election ballots to the polling station
election commission or the act mentioned in part ten of article 73 of this Law,
the chairperson of the polling station election com­mission shall announce the
number of election ballots received by the polling station election commission.
The secretary of the commission shall enter this information into the protocol
of the polling station election commission on the count of the votes of voters
in the election precinct.

5. In case it is revealed that the strip, with which the
safe (metal strong-box) was sealed, has been damaged or is marked with
non-corresponding signatures or seal, the polling station election commission
shall immediately notify a body of the Ministry of Interior and the territorial
election commission about this. The members of polling station election
commission shall then recount the election ballots, about which an act shall be
completed, signed by all those who are present at the session of the polling
station election commission and certified with the seal of the commission. The
number of election ballots indicated in the aforementioned act shall be considered
the actual number of election ballots received by the polling station election
commission.

6. The polling station election commission of an ordinary
election precinct shall determine the number of voters who received absentee
voting certificates for the respective election and count the remaining number
of unused absentee voting certificate forms. The unused certificate forms shall
be invalidated by way of tearing off their bottom-right corner. An act on the
invalidation of the forms of the respective absentee voting certificates shall
be completed according to the form established by the Central Election
Commission. The act shall contain the following:

1) the number and serial numbers
of the absentee voting certificate forms received by the polling station
election commission;

2) the number of voters, who
received absentee voting certificates;

3) the number of unused absentee
voting certificates; and

4) the number of invalidated
absentee voting certificates;

7. When completing the act mentioned in part six of this
article, the polling station election commission shall check if the number of
absentee voting certificate forms received is equal to the sum of the number of
voters who received such absentee voting certificates and the number of
invalidated absentee voting certificate forms. In case of a discrepancy between
these data, the polling station election commission shall enter this in the
aforementioned act, and shall as well indicate the reason for such discrepancy
established in a decision of the polling station election commission.

8. Invalidated unused forms of the respective absentee
voting certificates shall be packaged. The package shall be marked with the
inscription "Invalidated forms of absentee voting certificates giving the
right to participate in the elections of the President of Ukraine" and
with an indication of the number of the territorial election district and the
number of the election precinct, the date and time of packaging, the number of
invalidated absentee voting certificate forms contained therein, and it shall
be signed by the members of the polling station election commission present and
certified with the seal of the commission.

9. The package with the invalidated absentee voting
certificate forms and the act regarding their invalidation shall be delivered
to the territorial election commission together with the election documentation
mentioned in part nine of article 79 of this Law.

10. At the session of the polling station election
commission prior to the beginning of voting, the chairperson of the commission
shall provide all available ballot boxes at the polling station, one by one,
for examination to the members of the polling station election commission, to
candidates to the post of President of Ukraine, their proxies, official
observers and representatives of mass media who are present. After having been
examined, each ballot box shall be leaded or sealed with the seal of the
polling station election commission, and then a control sheet shall be cast in
it, indicating the number of the territorial district, the number of the
election precinct, the time it was cast in the ballot box, the signatures of
the chairperson, the secretary and of other members of the polling station
election commission, and the signatures of candidates, their proxies and
official observers, who are present during this. These persons shall sign the
control sheet and their signatures shall be verified with the seal of the
commission. When a control sheet has been cast, the chairperson of the
commission shall present the next ballot box for examination and conduct the
same procedure with it. When the last ballot box has been sealed and the
control sheet cast in it, and the big (stationary) ballot boxes have been
placed in their designated places, the polling station shall be considered
ready for voting. The small (mobile) ballot boxes shall be placed in the voting
premises with their ballot slots facing down within the sight of the commission
members and other persons present in the polling station during the voting in
accordance with the requirements of this Law.

Article 76. The Organization and
Procedure of Voting

1. During the voting in the election precinct a member of
the polling station election commission shall, based on the list of voters for
the respective election precinct, issue one election ballot for voting to the
voter, on the condition that the voter provides one of the documents specified
in part two of article 2 of this Law, which certifies his/her identity and
citizenship. The voter shall sign for the receipt of the election ballot in the
designated place on the control coupon of the election ballot and in the list
of voters. The member of the polling station election commission who issues the
election ballot shall write his/her surname, initials and signature in the
designated place on the election ballot and on the control coupon. It shall be
prohibited to put any marks on the election ballots.

2. A voter who on the day of elections arrived to vote at
the election precinct with an absentee voting certificate or with a court
decision about his/her inclusion in the list of voters at the respective
election precinct shall be included in the list of voters in accordance with
the procedure established by parts nine and ten of article 34 of this Law. The
voter shall be issued an election ballot in accordance with the procedure
established in part one of this article.

3. A voter may only stay in the voting premises during the
time necessary for voting.

4. A voter shall personally mark the election ballot in the
booth (room) for secret voting. The presence of other persons while election
ballots are being marked shall be prohibited. A voter, who due to physical
disability cannot mark the election ballot personally, shall have the right
after notifying the chairperson or another member of the polling station
election commission to require the assistance of another voter, except for
members of the election commission, candidates to the post of President of
Ukraine, their proxies and official observers.

5. A voter shall not have the right to give his/her
election ballot to other persons. It is prohibited to receive an election
ballot from other persons (except for the authorized member of the election
commission who issues ballots) or to encourage or force voters to give their
ballots to other persons by means of bribe, threat or otherwise.

6. The voter shall place the mark "plus"
("+") on the election ballot for voting or another mark that
indicates his/her will in the square box next to the surname of the candidate
to the post of President of Ukraine for whom he/she is voting. The voter may
only vote for one candidate or not support any candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine. In case the voter does not support any candidate, he/she
shall place the mark "plus" ("+") or another mark that
indicates his/her will in the square box next to the words: "I do not
support any candidate to the post of President of Ukraine".

7. The voter shall cast the marked election ballot into the
ballot box. A voter, who due to physical disability cannot cast them personally
into the ballot box, shall have the right after notifying the chairperson or
another member of the polling station election commission to entrust another
person except for members of the election commission, candidates to the post of
President of Ukraine, their proxies and official observers to do this in
his/her presence.

8. In case a ballot box is damaged during the vote, the
chairperson and no less than three members of the election commission, who are
representatives of different candidates to the post of President of Ukraine,
shall seal the ballot box by in a way which makes it impossible to cast
election ballots. This ballot box shall be kept in the voting premises within
the sight of the commission members and other persons, who are present in the
polling station during the vote in accordance with the requirements of this
Law, and shall not be used till the end of the vote.

9. In case a voter makes a mistake when marking an election
ballot, he/she shall have the right immediately to address the member of the
election commission, who issued him/her the ballot, with a written request to
be issued another election ballot. The member of the election commis­sion shall
issue another election ballot in accordance with the procedure established by
part one of this article, but only in exchange of the spoiled ballot, about
what he/she shall make a note in the list of voters opposite the surname of the
voter and put his/her signature. The spoiled election ballot shall immediately
be invalidated as unused, about what an act shall be completed. The spoiled and
invalidated election ballot shall be counted as unused during the count of the
votes and shall together with the control coupon be packed in the package with
unused election ballots.

10. At 20:00 the chairperson of the polling station
election commission shall announce the end of the vote, after what time only
the voters who are present in the voting premises shall have the right to vote.
Continued voting after the time established by this Law shall not be permitted
After the last voter has left the voting premises, the premises shall be
locked, and only members of the commission and the persons entitled by this Law
to be present at the session of the election commission shall remain in it.

11. At an election precinct created on board a vessel,
which is at sea under the State Flag of Ukraine on the day of elections, or at
a polar station of Ukraine, the respective polling station election commission
may declare the end of the vote earlier than the time, specified in part one of
article 75 of this Law, if all the voters in the list of voters have taken part
in the vote. The count of the votes at such precincts shall be carried out
immediately after the announcement of the end of the vote in accordance with
the procedure established by this Law.

1. A voter, who due to his/her health conditions, is not
able to come to the voting premises of the ordinary election precinct where
he/she is included in the list of voters, as well as a voter included in the
list of voters in a special election precinct formed in a stationary medical
institution who because being confined to bed is unable to come to the voting
premises, shall have the right to address the polling station election
commission with a written application to provide him/her with the possibility
to vote beyond the voting premises. Such application, indicating the place of
stay of the voter, may be submitted no later than twelve hours prior to the
beginning of the vote.

2. The polling station election commission shall register
the application from a voter to vote beyond the voting premises in a separate
register, where the day and time of its receipt, the surname, name and
patronymic and the place of residence (place of stay) of the voter shall be
indicated.

3. Based on the applications mentioned in part one of this
article, the polling station election commission on the eve of the day of the
elections after the expiry of the term for submission of such applications make
an extract from the list of voters in accordance with the form established by
the Cen­tral Election Commission. Simultaneously, the secretary of the polling
station election commission shall enter the record "will vote at place of
stay" in the column "signature of the voter".

4. Voting for voters beyond the voting premises shall be
organized by at least three members of the polling station election commission
delegated by the election commission. These members of the commission must be
representatives of different candidates to the post of President of Ukraine.

5. Voting for voters beyond the voting premises shall be
organized in such way that the voters can have accomplished the vote no later
than one hour prior to the end of the vote.

6. The chairperson of the polling station election
commission shall be obliged to announce that members of the polling station
election commission are leaving to organize voting for voters beyond the voting
premises. The members of the election commission shall be provided with
election ballots in a quantity equal to the number of voters in the extract
from the list of voters, the extract from the list of voters and a leaded or
sealed mobile ballot box in which the control sheet shall be cast at this time.
This sheet shall contain an indication of the time of departure (hour, minutes)
of the election commission members to conduct the voting beyond the voting
premises, the number of election ballots received and the surnames and initials
of the members of the polling station election commission who were provided
with election ballots. The control sheet shall be signed by the members of the
election commission, by the candidates for the post of President of Ukraine,
their proxies and official observers present, and their signatures shall be
verified with the seal of the commission.

7. Official observers shall have the right to be present
during the conduct of voting beyond the voting premises.

8. During the voting beyond the voting premises a member of
the polling station election com­mission shall, based on the extract from the
list of voters, issue one election ballot to the voter, on the condition that
the voter provides one of the documents indicated in part two of article 2 of
this Law, which certifies his/her identity and citizenship. The member of the
polling station election commission shall write his/her surname, initials and
signature in the designated place on the election ballot and on the control
coupon. The voter shall sign the control coupon of the election ballot and the
extract from the list of voters, and shall mark the election ballot in
accordance with the procedure, envisaged by part six of article 75 of this Law,
and cast it in the ballot box.

9. After voting beyond the voting premises has been
completed, the member of the polling station election commission who issued the
election ballot to the voter shall enter the record "have voted at place
of stay" in the list of voters next to the surname of the voter, and shall
indicate his/her surname and initials and put his/her signature.

10. The extract from the list of voters, according to which
the voting of voters beyond the voting premises was organized, shall be
attached to the list of voters and shall be an integrated constituent part of
it. The written applications of the voters, based on which this voting was
conducted, shall be attached to the list of voters.

11. The provisions of this article shall not be extended to
election precincts abroad.

Article 78. The Procedure for the
Count of Votes at the Election Precinct

1. The count of the votes of voters in the election
precinct shall be conducted openly and jointly by the members of the polling
station election commission at its session, which shall take place in the same
premises, where the vote was held.

2. The session of the precinct election commission shall
begin immediately after the end of the vote, shall commence without break and
shall end after the protocols on the count of the votes of voters in the
election precinct have been completed and signed.

3. If necessary, the polling station election commission
shall consider issues envisaged by part eight of article 28 of this Law at the
beginning of the session.

4. The polling station election commission shall conduct
the count of the votes of voters in the election precinct according to the sequence
specified in the provisions of this article.

5. If amendments were made to the list of voters in the
election precinct during the vote, the list of voters shall be signed and
sealed by the chairperson and the secretary of the polling station election
commission after the vote has finished.

6. The polling station election commission shall determine
the number of voters in the election precinct according to the list of voters.
This number shall be announced and entered into the protocols on the count of
the votes of voters in the election precinct by the secretary of the
commission.

7. The polling station election commission shall count
unused election ballots. The number of such ballots shall be announced and
entered in the protocols on the count of the votes of voters in the election
precinct by the secretary of the commission. Unused ballots shall be
invalidated by way of tearing off the lower-right corner of the ballot paper.
Invalidated unused ballots shall be packaged together with the ballots
mentioned in part nine of article 76 of this Law. The package shall be marked
with the inscription "Unused election ballots" and with an indication
of the number of the territorial election district, the number of the election
precinct, the number of election ballots contained therein, and the date and
time of their packaging, and it shall be signed by the members of the polling
station election commission present and certified with the seal of the
commission.

8. The polling station election commission shall count the
number of voters who received election ballots according to the signatures of
voters in the list of voters. This number shall be announced.

9. The polling station election commission shall count the
number of control coupons of election ballots bearing signatures of voters and
the signatures of the members of the commission who issued them. This number
shall be announced.

10. If the number of control coupons indicated in the part
nine of this article corresponds to the number of voters who received the
election ballots mentioned in part eight of this article, this number shall be
announced and entered into the protocols on the count of the votes of voters in
the election precinct in the column "The number of voters who received
election ballots."

11. If the number of control coupons indicated in part nine
of this article does not correspond to the number of voters in the list of
voters who received election ballots, an act, indicating the reason for the
discrepancy established by a decision of the polling station election
commission, shall be completed and signed by the members of polling station
election commission present. Candidates, their proxies and official observers
present shall be entitled to sign this act. The signatures shall be verified
with the seal of the commission. Then the commission shall take a decision on
determining the number of voters who received election ballots. This number
shall be announced and entered into the protocols on the count of the votes of
voters in the election precinct.

12. The list of voters, the extract from the list of voters
attached to it, prepared pursuant to part three of article 77 of this Law, the
applications, which served as basis for compiling the extract from the list,
the absentee voting certificates, the court decisions on including a voter into
the list of voters on the day of voting shall be packed in a separate package.
The package shall be marked with the inscription "The list of
voters", the number of the territorial election district, the number of
the election precinct, the date and time of packaging, and it shall be signed
by the members of the polling station election commission present and certified
with the seal of the commission.

13. The control coupons of election ballots shall be
packed. The package shall be marked with the inscription "Control
coupons" and with an indication of the number of the territorial election
district, the number of the election precinct, the number of control coupons
contained therein and the date and time of packaging, and it shall be signed by
members of the polling station election commission and certified with the seal
of the commission.

14. The polling station election commission shall check if
the sum of the number of unused election ballots and the number of voters who
received election ballots is equal to the number of election ballots received
by the polling station election commission. In case of a discrepancy between
these data, the polling station election commission shall complete an act
indicating the reason for the discrepancy established by a decision of the
polling station election commission, which shall be signed by the members of
the polling station election commission present. Candidates, their proxies and
official observers present shall be entitled to sign this act. The signatures
shall be verified with the seal of the commission.

15. The polling station election commission shall check the
integrity of the leads or seals on the ballot boxes.

16. If any damage to the leads or seals that violates the
integrity of a ballot box in found, an act shall be completed indicating the
nature of the damages, which shall be signed by the members of the polling
station election commission present. Candidates, their proxies and official
obser­vers present shall be entitled to sign this act. The signatures shall be
verified with the seal of the commission.

17. The polling station election commission shall open the
ballot boxes in sequence. The mobile ballot boxes that were used by voters
voting outside the voting premises shall be opened first, and the ballots boxes
with damaged leads or seals, or any other damages revealed during the vote, if
such exist, shall be opened last.

18. When an undamaged ballot box is opened, its content
shall be dropped to a table around which the members of the polling station
election commission shall be placed, and at this point the presence in the
ballot box of the control sheet (for a mobile ballot box - the control sheets)
shall be checked.

19. Election ballots from a damaged ballot box shall be
taken out one by one without mixing them up. During this, the polling station
election commission shall count the number of ballots found in this ballot box.
The presence in the ballot box of the control sheet, which must be taken out
last, shall also be checked.

20. If there is no control sheet in a ballot box, the
polling station election commission shall in accordance with the procedure
established by this article complete an act about the absence of the control
sheet in the ballot box, indicating the number of election ballots found in the
ballot box. These ballots shall not be taken into consideration when
determining the total number of voters who participated in the voting and when
counting the votes of voters.

21. If more ballots than stated on the control sheet in a
mobile ballot box is revealed when it is opened, the polling station election
commission shall in accordance with the procedure established by this article
complete an act about such a discrepancy indicating the number of election
ballots found in this box. These ballots shall not be taken into consideration
when determining the total number of voters who participated in the voting and
when counting the votes of voters.

22. In case any doubts about the authenticity of a control
sheet are raised and in other doubtful cases, the polling station election
commission shall take a vote on a decision to announce the election ballots
found in the ballot box as such that shall not be taken into consideration when
determining the total number of voters who participated in the voting and when
counting the votes of voters.

23. Ballots that are not taken into consideration when determining
the total number of voters who participated in the voting and when counting the
votes of voters shall be packaged. The package shall be marked with the
inscription "Election ballots not to be considered" and with an
indication of t he number of the territorial district, the number of the
election precinct, the number of election ballots therein, and the date and
time of packaging, and it shall be signed by members of the polling station
election commission present and verified with the seal of the commission.

24. The election commission shall count the total number of
election ballots excluding ballots that are not to be considered. When counting
the election ballots, a member of the election com­mis­sion assigned by the
election commission shall count the ballots aloud. All objects that are not
election ballots of the established form shall be put aside and not be counted.
In case there are any doubts if an object is an election ballot, the election
commission shall decide this issue by taking a vote. During this, each member
of the election commission shall have the right to exa­mine the object
personally. The count of election ballots shall be stopped during the
examination of the object. Objects that are not election ballots shall be
packed in a separate package. Such objects shall also include control sheets.
The package shall be marked with the inscription "Objects" and with
an indication of the number of the territorial district, the number of the
election precinct, the date and the time of packaging, and it shall be signed
by the members of the polling station election commission present and verified
with the seal of the commission. The total number of voters that participated
in the voting shall be the number determined as the result of the count. This
number shall be announced and entered in the protocols on the count of the
votes of voters in the election precinct by the secretary of the commission.

25. Election ballots shall be distributed to places marked
with separate plates that on both sides contain the surnames and initials of
the candidates, the inscriptions "void" and "against all".
When distributing the election ballots, the assigned member of the election
commission shall show each election ballot to all members of the commission while
stating aloud the will of the voter. If there are any doubts as to the content
of the election ballot, the election commission shall decide the issue by
taking a voting. During this, each member of the commission has the right to
examine the election ballot personally. The work with other ballots shall be
stopped during the examining of the election ballot.

26. The following election ballots shall be deemed void:

1) on which the seal of this
election commission is absent;

2) if the numbers of a territorial
district or an election precinct indicated on them do not correspond to the
number of the territorial district or the election precinct, where the vote
count is carried out;

3) on which the name and (or)
the signature of the member of the election commission who issued it is not
indicated, or they contain a signature of a person who is not a member of the
election commission in this election precinct;

4) if the circumstances
specified in the part eight of article 72 of this Law have taken place;

5) if the ballot have been
marked with more than one mark against the surnames of candidates or against
the a surname of a candidate and the text "I do not support any candidate
to the post of President of Ukraine";

6) if they contain no marks at
all;

7) if the control coupon is not
torn off; and

8) if it for other reasons is
impossible to determine the will of the voter.

27. If there are any doubts about the validity of an
election ballot, the election commission shall de­cide on the issue by taking a
vote. During this, each member of the commission shall have the right to
examine the election ballot personally. The count of other election ballots
shall be stopped during the examination of the election ballot.

28. Void election ballots shall be counted separately. This
number shall be announced and entered into the protocol on the count of the
votes of voters in the election precinct by the secretary of the commission.
Void ballots shall be packaged. The package shall be marked with the
inscription "Void election ballots" and with an indication of the
number of the territorial district, the number of the election precinct, the
number of void ballots therein, and the date and time of packaging, and it
shall be signed by the members of the polling station election commission and
certified with the seal of the commission.

29. The polling station election commission shall count the
number of votes of voters cast for each candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine, as well as the number of votes of voters who did not support any
candidate to the post of President of Ukraine. Each member of the election
commission shall during the vote count have the right to check or to recount
the respective election ballots. The results of the count of the votes of
voters in the election precinct shall be announced and entered into the
protocols on the count of the votes of voters in the election precinct by the
secretary of the commission.

30. The polling station election commission is obliged
during the vote count to check if the number of voters who participated in the
voting in the election precinct is equal to the sum of the numbers of void
election ballots in the election precinct, election ballots, in which votes
were cast for a presidential candidate, and the number of election ballots, in
which voters did not support any candidate. In case there is a discrepancy
between these data, the polling station election com­mission shall complete an
act indicating the reason for such discrepancy, which shall be signed by
members of the polling station election commission present. Candidates, their
proxies and of­ficial observers present shall be entitled to sign this act. The
signatures shall be verified with the seal of the commission.

31. Election ballots containing votes of voters cast for
each candidate to the post of President of Ukraine and election ballots, in
which voters did not support any candidate, shall be packaged separately. The
packages shall be marked with the name and initials of the candidate to the
post of President of Ukraine or the inscription "Did not support any
candidate" respectively, and with an indication of the number of the
territorial district, the number of the election precinct, the number of
election ballots contained therein, and the date and time of packaging, and it
shall be signed by the members of the polling station election commission
present and verified with the seal of the commission.

Article 79. The Protocol of the
Polling Station Election Commission on the Count of the Votes of Voters

1. The polling station election commission shall at its
session complete the protocol on the count of the votes of voters in the
election precinct according to the form established by the Central Election
Commission.

2. The polling station election commission shall enter the
following information in words and figures into the protocol on the count of
the votes of voters in the election precinct:

1) the number of election
ballots received by the polling station election commission;

2) the number of voters included
in the list of voters in the election precinct;

3) the number of unused election
ballots;

4) the number of voters who
received election ballots;

5) the number of voters who
participated in the vote in the election precinct;

6) the number of election
ballots deemed void;

7) the number of votes cast for
each candidate to the post of President of Ukraine; and

8) the number of voters who did
not support any candidate to the post of President of Ukraine.

3. The polling station election commission shall complete
the protocol on the count of the votes of voters in election precinct in a
number of copies that exceeds the number of persons who are members of the
polling station election commission by four. The copies of the protocol shall
be enumerated and shall have equal legal force.

4. The protocol on the count of the votes of voters in the
election precinct shall contain the date and time (hour and minutes) when the
members of the polling station election commission signed it. The chairperson,
the deputy chair, the secretary and other members of the polling station
election commission present at the session of the commission shall sign each
copy of the protocol. If a signature of a member of the polling station
election commission is missing, the reason for the absence of the signature
shall be indicated in the protocol opposite his/her name. The protocol shall be
certified with the seal of the polling station election commission. Candidates
to the post of President of Ukraine, their proxies and official observers, who
were present during the count of the votes of voters, shall have the right to
sign the first copy of the protocol.

5. It is prohibited to complete the protocols on the count
of the votes of voters in the election precinct with pencil, as well as to make
any correction to it without an appropriate decision of the commission.

6. If the polling station election commission reveals any
inaccuracy (a typo or mistake in figures) after the protocol on the count of
the votes of voters in the election precinct in the respective district has
been signed, it shall at the same session consider the issue about entering the
changes to it by compiling a new protocol, which shall be marked with the note
"Corrected". Ballots shall in this case not be recounted. A protocol
marked with "Corrected" shall be completed in the number of copies
specified in part three of this article.

7. The first and the second copy of the protocol on the
count of the votes of voters in the election precinct, and if such exist - also
the respective copies of the protocol with the note "Corrected",
shall be packaged. The package shall be marked with the inscription "The
protocol on the count of votes", and with an indication of the number of
the territorial district, the number of the election precinct, and the date and
time of packaging, and it shall be signed by the members of the polling station
election commission present and verified with the seal of the commission. The
secretary of the polling station election commission shall keep the third copy of
the protocol on the count of the votes of voters in the election precinct, the
forth copy of the mentioned protocol shall immediately be posted for public
familiarization in the premises of the polling station election commission,
while the rest shall be distributed to the members of the polling station
election commission, one copy to each.

8. Candidates to the post of President of Ukraine, their
proxies and official observers, who were present during the count of the votes
of voters in the election precinct, shall at their request immediately be
issued copies, mentioned in this article, of the protocol certified by the
chair and the secretary of the polling station election commission and with the
seal of the commission, in the amount of no more than one copy of each protocol
per candidate and per official observer.

9. The packages with the protocols of the polling station
election commission on the count of the votes of voters in the election
precinct, election ballots, control coupons and objects, lists of voters, and,
in case such exist, dissenting opinions of members of the election commissions
executed in written form, acts, statements, complaints, and decisions adopted
by the commission, shall immediately after the end of the session of the commission
be transferred to the territorial election commission.

Article
80. Invalidation of the Vote in the Election Precinct by the Polling Station
Election Commission

1. A polling station election commission may declare the
vote in the election precinct invalid if it reveals violations of the
requirements of this Law, as a result of which it is impossible to determine
the result of the expressed will of the voters with certainty. The polling
station election com­mission may only declare the vote in the election precinct
invalid if the following circumstances exist:

1) if the amount of cases of
illegal voting (if a person cast the election ballot in the ballot box on
behalf of another voter, except for the cases envisaged by part seven of
article 76 of this Law; voting by persons who have no right to vote; voting by
persons who are not included in the list of voters in the election precinct or
who are included in the list without legal ground; voting more than once by the
same person) exceeds ten per cent of the number of voters who took part in the
vote in the election precinct;

2) if ballots in the ballot
boxes are discovered in an amount that by more than ten per cent exceeds the
number of voters who took part in the vote in the election precinct;

3) if the ballot box (boxes) are
destroyed or damaged in a way that makes it impossible to determine the content
of the election ballots, and the amount of these ballots by more then ten per
cent exceeds the number of voters who took part in the vote in the election precinct.

2. In case the circumstances indicated in part one of this
article are revealed, the polling station election commission shall in each
case complete an act, which shall be signed by all members of the polling
station election commission present and certified with the seal of the election
commission. Such act (acts) shall constitute the ground for the polling station
election commission to consider the issue of declaring the vote in the election
precinct in the respective district invalid.

3. In case a decision is adopted to declare the vote in the
election precinct invalid, the protocol of the polling station election
commission on the count of the vote’s voters in the election precinct must only
contain the information indicated in clause 16 of part two of article 78 of
this Law. A dash shall be entered at the place for the other information. The
polling station election commission shall complete the protocols in accordance
with the procedure established by article 79 of this Law.

4. In case a decision is adopted to declare the vote in the
election precinct invalid, the invalid election ballots shall be packaged. The
package shall be marked with the inscription "Election Ballots" and
with an indication of the number of the territorial district, the number of the
election precinct, the number of election ballots therein, and the date and
time of packing, and it shall be signed by the members of the polling station
election commission present and certified with the seal of the commission.

5. The decision of the polling station election commission
to declare the vote in the election precinct invalid, and the act, on the basis
of which this decision was adopted, shall be attached to the protocols on the
count of the votes of voters in the election precinct.

Article 81. The Procedure for the
Transport and Submission of Documents to the Territorial Election Commission

1. The transportation of the documents indicated in part
nine of article 79 of this Law shall be carried out by the chairperson of the
polling station election commission or by the deputy and two other members of
this commission, who must be representatives of different candidates, escorted
by an officer of bodies of the Ministry of Interior. Other members of the
polling station commission, candidates, authorized persons, and official
observers may also escort the transport of such documents if they wish. Other
persons are prohibited from escorting such documents. It is prohibited to
unseal the packages containing the election ballots and the other documentation
during the transportation of the documents.

2. The protocol on the count of the votes of voters in the
election precinct in the respective election district and other documents of
the polling station election commission shall be submitted to the territorial
election commission at its session.

3. The content of the protocol on the count of the votes of
voters in a special election precinct, created on board a vessel at sea under
the State Flag of Ukraine on the day of elections or at a polar station of
Ukraine, shall immediately after it has been signed by the members of the
polling station election commission be transmitted by the polling station
election commission by technical communication means to the respective
territorial election commission with a mandatory later submission to it of the
first and second copy of the protocol on the count of the votes of voters in
the election precinct and other documents indicated in part nine of article 79
of this Law.

4. The content of the protocol on the count of the votes of
voters in an election precinct abroad shall immediately after it has been
signed by the members of the polling station election commission be transmitted
by the polling station election commission by technical communication means to
the respective territorial election commission with a mandatory later
submission to it of the first and second copy of the protocol on the count of
the votes of voters in the election precinct through bodies of the executive
power in accordance with the procedure established by the Central Election
Commission. Other documents, indicated in part nine of article 79 of this Law,
shall be attached to it.

Article 82. The Procedure for
Receiving and Considering Documents of the Polling Station Election Commissions
by the Territorial Election Commission

1. From the moment the vote has finished, the territorial
election commission shall begin its session, which shall continue uninterrupted
until the results of the vote in the territorial election district have been
determined. Members of the territorial election commission may not during this
time be engaged in carrying out other functions then to participate in the
session of the commission.

2. The session of the territorial election commission,
mentioned in part one of this article, shall keep a minutes protocol of the
uninterrupted session, which shall be signed by the person chai­ring the
session, the secretary of the commission or a member of the commission who
carried out the responsibilities of the secretary at the aforementioned
session. Dissenting opinions of members of the commission, who took part in the
session and did not agree with the decisions taken by the commission, shall (if
such exist) be attached to the protocol.

3. At the beginning of the session mentioned in part one of
this article, the territorial election commission shall recount, invalidate and
package unused election ballots, which until the day of elections inclusive
have been kept in the premises of the territorial election commission. These
activities shall be carried out in accordance with the procedure stipulated in
part seven of article 78 of this law.

4. During its session, the territorial election commission
shall receive, consider and announce the protocols of polling stations election
commissions on the results of the vote in the respective election precinct, and
as well receive the other documents of the polling station election commission,
envisaged by part nine of article 79 of this law. The time when the territorial
election commission received the protocol of the polling station election
commission, the list of the received documents and the information contained in
the protocol shall be noted in the minutes of the session of the territorial
election commission.

5. When receiving the protocol on the count of the votes of
voters in the election precinct in the respective election district from a
polling station election commission, the territorial election commission shall
announce the information recorded in it.

6. In case any corrections, errors or inaccuracies are
revealed in the protocol of the polling station election commission on the
count of the votes of voters in the election precinct, the territorial election
commission may by its decision oblige the polling station election commission
to make changes to this protocol according to the requirements of part six of
article 79 of this law. During the time when the polling station election
commission considers this matter, the copies submitted to the territorial
election commission of the protocol on the count of the votes of voters in the
election precinct and the documents attached to it shall be kept in the
territorial election commission.

7. The polling station election commission shall be obliged
within the term set by the territorial election commission to consider the
issue on making changes to the protocol without recounting the ballots. A
protocol marked "Corrected" shall be transported and submitted to the
territorial election commission in accordance with the procedure established by
article 81 of this law.

8. If there exist complaints, statements, respectively
completed acts prepared by candidates, their proxies or official observers
regarding violations of the requirement of this Law, which occurred during the
conduct of the vote and (or) the count of the votes of voters in the election
precinct that casts doubts about the results of the count of the votes of
voters in this precinct, the territorial election commission may take a
decision to conduct a recount of the votes of voters in the election precinct.

9. If there exists an act or written statement of the
persons mentioned in part one of article 81 of this law regarding violations of
the requirements of this law, which occurred during the transportation of the
protocols on the count of the votes of voters in the election precinct and
other documents to the territorial election commission, the territorial
election commission may and, in the event of obvious signs that the packages
containing documents were unsealed, shall be obliged to take a decision on
recounting the votes of voters in this election precinct.

10. The protocols on the count of the votes of voters in
the election precinct and other documents of the polling station election
commission shall be kept in the session premises of the territorial election
commission until the territorial election commission conducts the recount of
the votes of voters in the election precinct.

11. A recount of the votes of voters in an election
precinct shall be carried out by the territorial election commission, after it
has considered and adopted the protocols and other documents from all other
polling station election commissions, with the mandatory participation of the
members of the polling station election commission, who shall hand over the
election documentation. All members of this polling station election commission
shall have the right to take part in the recount by the territorial election
commission of the votes of voters in the election precinct, and candidates, their
proxies and official observers may be present.

12. The territorial election commission shall in the event
of a recount complete a protocol on the recount of the votes of voters in the
respective election precinct according to the form established by the Central
Election Commission.

13. The territorial election commission shall complete the
protocols on recount of the votes of voters in the respective election precinct
in a number of copies that exceeds the number of persons who are members of the
territorial election commission by four. The copies of the protocols shall be
enumerated and shall have equal legal force. These protocols shall be signed by
the members of the territorial election commission and by the members of the
polling station election commission, that took part in the vote recount, and
they shall be verified with the seal of the territorial election commission.
The information of the protocols shall be announced. Candidates, their proxies
and official observers who were present during the count of the votes of voters
shall have the right to sign the first copy of each protocol.

14. In case circumstances, specified in part one of article
80 of this law, or other circumstances, which makes it impossible to determine
the results of the expressed will of voters in the election precinct with
certainty, occur during the recount by the territorial election commission of
the votes of voters in the respective election precinct, the territorial
election commission may take a decision to declare the vote in that election
precinct invalid. In this case, the protocol on the recount of the votes of
voters in the election precinct shall be completed according to the procedure
specified in part twelve and thirteen of this article, and it must only contain
the information specified in clauses 1 to 6 respectively of part six of article
79 of this law.

15. The first copy of the protocols of the territorial
election commission on the recount of the votes of voters in the respective
election precinct, together with the respective protocol of the polling station
election commission on the recount of the votes of voters in the election
precinct and the decision of the territorial election commission to declare the
voting in the election precinct invalid shall be attached to the respective
protocol of the territorial election commission on results of the vote in the
respective territorial election district. The secretary of the territorial
election commission shall keep the second copy of the protocol of the territorial
election commission on the recount of the votes of voters in the respective
election precinct, the third copy shall be handed out to the polling station
election commission, the forth copy shall immediately be posted for public
familiarization in the premises of the territorial election commission, while
the rest shall be distributed to the members of the territorial election
commission, one copy to each. The information in the protocol of the
territorial election commission on the recount of the votes of voters in the
respective election precinct shall be announced.

16. Candidates to the post of President of Ukraine, their
proxies and official observer, who were present during the recount of the
votes, shall at their request immediately be issued the copies mentioned in
this article of the protocol certified by the chairperson and the secretary of
the territorial election commission and with the seal of the commission, in an
amount of no more than one copy of each protocol per candidate and per official
observer.

Article 83. Determining the
Results of the Vote within the Territorial Election District

1. The territorial election commission shall, after it has
received and considered the protocols of the polling station election
commissions on the count of the votes of voters in the election precincts,
including those marked "Corrected", on the basis of the protocols of
polling station election commissions on the count of the votes of voters in the
election precincts and the notifications about the content of such polling
station election commission protocols transmitted by technical communication
means from special election precincts created on board vessels at sea under the
State Flag of Ukraine on the day of elections, at polar stations of Ukraine,
and from election precincts abroad, and in the event of a repeat count of the
votes of the voters - on the basis of the protocol of the territorial election
commission on the repeat count of the votes of voters in the respective
election precinct, determine:

1) the number of election
ballots received by the territorial election commission;

2) the number of election
ballots invalidated by the territorial election commission;

3) the number of election
ballots received by polling station election commissions of the territorial
district;

4) the number of voters included
in the list of voters in the election precincts of the territorial district;

5) the number of unused election
ballots;

6) the number of voters who
received election ballots;

7) the number of voters who participated
in vote within the territorial election district;

8) the number of election
ballots deemed void;

9) the number of votes of voters
cast for each candidate to the post of the President of Ukraine; and

10) the number of voters who did
not support any candidate to the post of the President of Ukraine.

2. The information on the results of the vote within the
territorial district shall be entered in figures and in words into the protocol
of the territorial election commission on the results of the vote within the
territorial election district. The information, mentioned in clauses 3 to 10 of
part one of this article, shall be entered both for each election precinct that
is a part of the territorial election district and aggregated for the whole
territorial election district.

3. The protocol on the results of the vote within the
territorial election district shall be completed by the territorial election
committee in a number of copies that exceeds the number of persons who are
members of the territorial election commission by three. The copies of the
protocol shall be enumerated and shall have equal legal force.

4. It is prohibited to complete the protocol on the results
of the vote within the territorial election district with pencil, as well as to
make any corrections to it, without an appropriate decision of the territorial
election commission.

5. The protocol on the results of the vote within the
territorial election district shall be signed by the chairperson, the deputy
chair, the secretary and by the other members of the territorial election
commission who are present at the session of the commission, and it shall be
certified with the seal of the territorial election commission. The protocol
shall contain the date and time (hour and minutes) when the member of the
territorial election commission signed it. If a signature of a member of the
territorial election commission is missing, the reason for the absence of the
signature shall be indicated in the protocol opposite his/her name. Candidates,
their proxies and official observers, who were present during the determination
of the results of the vote within the territorial election district, shall have
the right to sign the first copy of the protocol. If the territorial election
commission reveals any inaccuracy (a typo or mistake in figures) after the
aforementioned protocol has been signed and before it is sent to the Central
Election Commission, it shall at its session consider the issue about entering
the changes to the protocol by compiling a new protocol, which shall be marked
"Corrected". A protocol with the mark "Corrected" shall be
completed and signed in accordance with the procedure and in the number of
copies established by this article.

6. The territorial election commission shall send the first
copy of the protocol of the territorial election commission on the results of
the vote within the territorial election district, and in case changes have
been made to this protocol - also the protocol containing the inaccuracies
(typos or mistakes in figures) to the Central Election Commission together with
the respective protocols and acts of the polling station election commissions,
decisions taken on the basis of these acts, and, in case such exist, protocols
of the territorial election commission on the repeat count of the votes of
voters within the respective election precinct within the territorial election
district, dissenting opinions of members of the territorial election commission
executed in written form, statements and complaints about violations of the
procedure for determining the results of the vote within the territorial
election district committed by the territorial election commission and the
decisions taken by the territorial election commission as a result of its
consideration of them, the second copy of the protocol shall be kept in the
territorial election commission, the third - shall immediately be posted in the
premises of the territorial election commission for public familiarization,
while the rest shall be distributed to the members of the territorial election
commission, one copy to each.

7. The candidates to the post of President of Ukraine,
their proxies and official observers shall have the right on their request to
immediately obtain a copy of the protocol of the territorial election
commission on the results of the vote in the territorial election district and,
in case such exist, of the protocol on the repeat count of the votes of voters
in the respective election precinct in the amount of no more than one copy of
each protocol per candidate and per official.

Article 84. Determining the
Results of the Elections of the President of Ukraine

1. The Central Election Commission shall at its session on
the basis of the protocols of the territorial election commissions on the results
of the vote within the respective territorial election districts and no later
than on the tenth day from the day of the elections determine the results of
the vote on the day of elections of the President of Ukraine, about which it
shall complete a protocol. The following information shall be entered in words
and in figures into the protocol on the results of the vote on the day of the
elections of the President of Ukraine:

1) the number of election
ballots produced;

2) the number of election
ballots received by the territorial election commissions;

3) the number of election
ballots received by the polling station election commissions;

4) the number of voters included
in the lists of voters in the election precincts;

5) the number of unused election
ballots;

6) the number of voters who
received election ballots;

7) the number of voters who
participated in the vote;

8) the number of election
ballots deemed void;

9) the number of votes of voters
cast for each candidate to the post of President of Ukraine;

10) the percentage of votes of
voters cast for each candidate to the post of President of Ukraine in
proportion to the number of voters who participated in the vote;

11) the number of voters who did
not support any candidate to the post of President of Ukraine; and

12) the percentage of votes of
voters who did not support any candidate to the post of President of Ukraine in
proportion to the number of voters who participated in the vote.

2. The information on the results of the vote shall be
entered in words and in figures into the protocol of the Central Election
Commission on results of the vote on the day of the elections of the President
of Ukraine. The information, specified in clauses 2 to 12 of part one of this
article, shall be entered both for each territorial election district and
aggregated for the nationwide constituency.

3. The candidate who received more than half of the votes
of voters who participated in the vote shall be declared President of Ukraine
elected on the day of the elections. The Central Election Commission shall take
a decision declaring the President of Ukraine elected according to the results
of the vote on the day of elections. The surname and initials of the candidate,
who according to this Law was elected as President of Ukraine, shall be
specified in the protocol of the Central Election Commission on the results of
the vote on the day of the elections of the President of Ukraine.

4. If no more than two candidates to the post of President
of Ukraine were included in the election ballot for voting on the day of
elections and according to the results of the vote on the day of the elections
of the President of Ukraine neither candidate was elected in accordance with
the requirements of part three of this article, the Central Election Commission
shall based on clause 1 of part four of article 15 of this Law take a decision
on addressing the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine with a request to call repeat
elections of the President of Ukraine, about what a record shall be made in the
protocol on the results of the vote on the day of the elections to the
President of Ukraine.

5. If more than two candidates to the post of President of
Ukraine were included in the election ballot for voting on the day of elections
and according to the results of the vote on the day of the elections of the
President of Ukraine neither candidate was elected in accordance with the
requirements of part three of this article, the Central Election Commission
shall take a decision on conducting repeat voting, about what a record shall be
made in the protocol on the results of the vote on the day of the elections to
the President of Ukraine.

6. The Central Election Commission shall no later than on
the third day after the protocol on the result of the vote on the day of the
elections of the President of Ukraine was signed in the newspapers "Holos
Ukrainy" and "Uriadovy Courier" publish information about the
results of the vote on the day of elections and about its decision, envisaged
in parts three, four or five of this article, according to the result of the
vote.

Article 85. Repeat Voting

1. Repeat voting shall be called for the third Sunday after
the day of elections in compliance with the requirement of this Law.
Information about the date the repeat voting will be held shall be published in
the newspapers "Holos Ukrainy" and "Uriadovy Courier", and
shall be announced in other mass media.

2. The two candidates to the post of President of Ukraine,
who in the result of the vote on the day of the elections received the highest
number of votes, without considering those candidates who withdrew their
candidacies after the day of elections, shall be included into the election
ballot for repeat voting.

3. If one of the candidates included into the election
ballot for the repeat voting no later than ten days prior to the day of repeat
voting has withdrawn his/her candidacy by submitting a written statement to
Central Election Commission, or the Supreme Court of Ukraine upon a submission
of the Central Election Commission in accordance with the procedure,
established by this Law, has taken a decision to cancel the registration of a
candidate included in the election ballot for repeat voting, the Central
Election Commission shall immediately take a decision to include the candidate,
who according to the number of votes received on the day of elections is the
following, into the election ballot.

4. If a candidate submitted a written statement to the
Central Election Commission about the withdrawal of his/her candidacy from the
ballot or the Supreme Court of Ukraine upon a submission of the Central
Election Commission in accordance with the procedure established by this Law
has taken a decision to cancel the registration of a candidate included in the
election ballot for repeat voting after the term, specified in part three of
this article, or there for other reasons are no candidates who could be
included into the election ballot for repeat voting instead of the withdrawn,
the repeat voting shall be conducted regarding a single candidacy.

5. The powers of an election commission member, who was
included into the membership of the election commission upon a submission of a
candidate to the post of President of Ukraine who has not been included in the
election ballot for the repeat voting, shall be terminated ahead of term in
case he/she has been absent from two consecutive sessions of the election
commission after the day of elections. In case the number of election
commission members because of this becomes less than the minimum established by
part two of article 23 or by part two of article 24 of this law, the respective
election commission of a higher level shall include other persons into the
membership of the election commission upon submissions of the candidates to the
post of President of Ukraine included in the election ballot for repeat voting,
under the preservation of equal representation of the candidates. A submission
for membership in a polling station election commission may be signed by a
proxy of a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine certified in
accordance with the procedure established by part three of article 24 of this
Law.

6. The vote, the count of votes and the determination of
the results of the vote shall in case of repeat voting be conducted in
accordance with the procedure set forth in articles 75 to 83 of this Law.

7. The Central Election Commission shall at its session on
the basis of the protocols of the territorial election commissions on the
results of the repeat vote within the respective territorial election di­stricts
and no later than on the fifteenth day from the day of the repeat voting
determine the results of the repeat vote in the elections of the President of
Ukraine, about which it shall complete a protocol, into which shall be entered
the information envisaged by parts one and two of article 84 of this Law.

8. If two candidates were included in the election ballot
for repeat voting, the candidate, who according to the results of the repeat
vote received more votes of voters, who participated in the vote, than the
other candidate, shall be declared the elected President of Ukraine.

9. If only one candidate was included in the election
ballots for repeat voting, the candidate shall be declared the elected
President of Ukraine if he/she received more than half of the votes of voters
who participated in the vote.

10. If, as a result of the repeat vote, both running
candidates received an equal number of votes, or if the vote was conducted
regarding a single candidacy and the candidate failed to receive more than half
of the votes of voters, who participated in the vote, the elections of the
President of Ukraine shall be declared such, that have not taken place.

Article 86. The Official
Publication of the Results of the Elections

1. The Central Election Commission shall no later than on
the third day from the determination of the results of the elections officially
publish the results of the elections of the President of Ukraine in the
newspapers "Holos Ukrainy" and "Uriadovy Courier",
indicating the surname, name and patronymic of the elected President of
Ukraine, his/her year of birth, profession, position (occupation), place of
work, place of residence, party affiliation and the nominating subject.

2. The official publication by the Central Election Commission
of the results of the elections of the President of Ukraine shall constitute
the grounds for his/her dismissal from a job (position), which is not
compatible with holding the post of the President of Ukraine, and for taking
the decision to terminate the term of a representative mandate of the person
elected the President of Ukraine.

Article 87. Assuming the Office of
President of Ukraine

1. The newly elected President of Ukraine shall assume
office no later than thirty days after the official announcement of the results
of the elections.

2. The assumption of the office of the President by the
newly elected President of Ukraine shall take effect as of the date he/she
takes the oath before the people of Ukraine at a solemn session of the
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

3. The Central Election Commission shall issue the newly
elected President of Ukraine the certificate of the President of Ukraine after
the oath has been taken.

Article 88. The Preservation of
Election and Other Documentation and Material Assets

1. After the official publication of results of the
elections of the President of Ukraine, the Central Election Commission shall
transfer election and other documentation to a relevant central state archival
institution, and the territorial election commissions - to relevant local state
archival institutions.

2. The Central Election Commission shall specify the list
of the election and other documentation, which should be kept in state archival
institutions and the procedure for its transfer to these institutions, under
approval of a specially authorized central body of the executive power in
charge of archive matters.

3. Local bodies of the executive power and bodies of local
self-government shall after the termination of the powers of the polling station
and territorial election commissions be obliged to ensure the safety of ballot
boxes, voting booths, seals and stamps of these commissions, as well as
methodological literature, which were provided to them during the period of the
election process.

4. The protocols of the election commissions on the count
of votes of voters in the election precinct, on the results of the vote in the
territorial election districts, the election ballots, the control coupons of
election ballots, the lists of voters, the acts, statements and complaints on
violations of the requirements of this Law during the vote and the count of
votes of voters, as well as other protocols and decisions of election
commissions shall be kept in local state archival institutions for a duration
of three years from the day of the official announcement of the results of the
elections of the President of Ukraine and shall thereafter be destroyed
according to the established procedure.

5. The state archival institutions shall ensure access to
the election documentation from the elections of the President of Ukraine in
accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Ukraine.

Chapter XI

REPEAT AND
EXTRAORDINARY ELECTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE

Article 89. Peculiarities of the
Preparation and Conduct of Repeat Elections

1. The reasons and, procedure for calling and the terms for
conducting repeat elections to the President of Ukraine is specified
respectively by part four of article 15, part three of article 16 and parts seven to nine of article 17 of this law.

2. The repeat election s of the President of Ukraine shall
be conducted by the same polling station and territorial election commissions
and in the same election precincts that during the last ordinary
(extraordinary) elections. If necessary, changes in the membership of the
election commissions shall be made according to the procedure envisaged by this
law.

3. When conducting repeat elections of the President of
Ukraine, the lists of voters shall be compiled based on the lists of voters,
which were used during the last regular (extraordinary) elections. Adjustments
of the lists of voters shall be made according to the procedure envisaged by
this Law.

4. The nomination of candidates shall begin the day after
the beginning of the election process, and shall end fifty-five days prior to
the day of repeat elections. The submission of documents to the Central
Election Commission for registering candidates shall end fifty-five days prior
to the day of repeat elections. The repeat submission of documents according to
part three and four of article 52 of this Law shall end forty-five days prior
to the day of repeat elections.

5. No less than two hundred and fifty thousand signatures
in support of the candidate to the post of President of Ukraine signatures must
be collected, including no less than 10 thousand signatures in each of
two-thirds of the regions (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the oblasts and
the cities of Kyiv and Sevastopol) of Ukraine. The signature sheets shall be
submitted to the Central Election Commission no later than thirty days prior to
the day of elections.

6. The nomination of candidacies for membership of the
territorial election commissions shall end eighty days prior to the day of
elections, for membership of polling station election commissions , -
thirty-five days prior to the day of elections. Territorial election
commissions shall be formed at least seventy days prior to the day of
elections, and polling station election commissions (except for exceptional cases
specified in part six of article 24 of this Law) - no later than thirty-three
days prior the day of elections.

Article 90. Peculiarities of the
Preparation and Conduct of Extraordinary Elections of the President of Ukraine

1. The reasons and procedure for calling, and the terms for
conducting extraordinary elections to the President of Ukraine shall be
determined respectively by part three of article 15, part two of article 16 and
parts four to six of article 17
of this Law.

2. The territorial election districts formed for conducting
the previous elections of the President of Ukraine shall be used for conducting
the extraordinary elections of the President of Ukraine.

3. Election precincts for conducting extraordinary
elections (except for exceptional cases specified in part ten of article 20 of
this L law) shall be formed at least fifty days prior to the day of elections
in accordance with the procedure established by this Law.

4. Territorial election commissions shall be formed no
later than seventy days prior to the day of elections according to the
procedure established by this Law upon submissions from parties (blocs) made to
the Central Election Commission no later than eighty days prior to the day of
elections.

5. Polling station election commissions (except for
exceptional case specified in part six of article 24 of this law) shall be
formed no later than thirty-three days prior the day of elections in accordance
with the procedure established by this Law. Submissions of candidacies for the
polling station election commissions shall be made to the territorial election
commission no later than thirty-five days prior to the day of elections.

6. The nomination of candidates shall begin the day after
the day specified in clauses 1 to 4 of part four of article 17 of this Law and
shall end fifty-five days prior to the day of extraordinary elections. The
submission of documents to the Central Election Commission for the registration
of candidates shall end fifty days prior to the day of extraordinary elections.
The repeat submission of documents according to part four of article 52 of this
Law shall end forty-five days prior to the day of repeat elections.

7. No less than two hundred and fifty thousand signatures
in support of the candidate to the post of President of Ukraine must be
collected, including no less than 10 thousand signatures in each of two-thirds
of the regions (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the oblasts and the cities
of Kyiv and Sevastopol) of Ukraine. The signature sheets shall be submitted to
the Central Election Commission no later than thirty days prior to the day of
elections.

8. The lists of voters shall be compiled by executive
bodies of village, settlement , and city councils (for cities having no
district councils), and district councils within cities, or by the bodies
(officials) , who according to law execute their powers, on the basis of the
lists of voters for the last voting in elections of the people's deputies of
Ukraine, in elections of the President of Ukraine, or in an all-Ukrainian or
local referendum, pursuant to the form established by the Central Election
Commission. The aforementioned bodies shall update these lists and no later
than twenty days prior to the day of elections deliver them to polling station
election commis­sions of ordinary election precincts. Polling station election
commissions shall carry out the update of the lists of voters according to the
procedure established by in article 34 of this Law.

9. Lists of voters in special and foreign election precincts
shall be compiled according to the procedure envisaged in article 35 of this
Law.

10. The pre-election campaign shall begin thirty-five days
prior to the day of extraordinary elections and shall be conducted according to
the procedure established by this Law.

11. The Central Election Commission shall no later than
thirty days prior to the day of elec­ tions approve the form and text of the
election ballot to be used for voting in extraordinary elections.

Chapter XII

FILING
COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE DECISIONS, ACTIONS OR INACTIVITY OF SUBJECTS OF THE
ELECTION PROCESS. RESPONSIBILITY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ELECTION LEGISLATION

Article 91. Subjects Who Can File
a Complaint

1. A candidate to the post of President of Ukraine, a party
(bloc) - a subject of the election process, an election commission, as well as
a voter whose voting rights or legally protected interests in participating in
the election process have been violated by a decision, action or inactivity of
a subject of the complaint, may be a subject who can file a complaint in the
cases envisaged by this Law. A proxy of candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine acting on his/her behalf may also be a subject who can file a
complaint.

Article 92. Object and Subjects of
the Complaint

1. Complaints related to the call, preparation and conduct
of elections to President of Ukraine may be filed against the decisions,
actions or inactivity of election commissions and their members, state
executive bodies, bodies of local self-government, enterprises, establishments,
institutions and organizations, their officials and officers, against the acts
or actions of public associations, except for those acts or actions , which
according to the law or the charter (regulations) of such public associations
fall within their internal organizational activities or exclusive competence,
against the actions and inactivity of mass media, their officials and officers,
as well as against other subjects of the election process.

Article 93. Subjects Considering
the Complaints

1. A complaint, specified in articles 91 and 92 of this
Law, shall be considered by the respective election commission or by a court
pursuant to this and other laws of Ukraine.

2. The Supreme Court of Ukraine shall consider a complaint against the decisions, actions or
inactivity of the Central Election Commission.

3. If a court has received a complaint for consideration
and it was also submitted to an election commission for the same issue and for
the same reasons, the election commission shall cease considering the complaint
until the decision of the court enters into force. The court shall be obliged
to notify this election commission and a higher-level commission about the
receipt of the complaint no later than the day after receiving the complaint.

4. If the election commission , when considering a
complaint, deems it necessary for law enforcement bodies to make a verification
of the circumstances specified in the complaint, the respective bodies on the
request of the election commission , shall verify these circumstances and,
within three days from the receipt of the complaint or if the complaint was
received less than three days prior to the day of elections, on the day of
elections or on the day following the day of elections - immediately, take
relevant measures in order to terminate the violation of the legislation.

Article 94. Terms for Filing
Complaints

1. A complaint, specified in articles 91 and 92 of this
Law, may be filed within seven days from the day the respective decision,
action or inactivity was made, except in cases, specified in parts three and
four of this article.

2. An inactivity, which according to this Law may be
appealed, shall be considered committed on the last day of the term, within
which the respective action should have been, but was not made.

3. A complaint regarding violations that occurred prior to
the day of elections may be filed no later than at the end of the day preceding
the day the voting begins.

4. Complaints regarding violation that occurred during the
voting may be filed to the election commission, which committed the violations
no later than at the end of voting, and to an election commission of a higher
level or a court - at twenty-four hours on the day following the day of voting.

5. The term for filing a complaint is not subject to
extension or renewal. Changes or adjustments of the claims of the plaintiff
during the consideration of the complaint in the election commission or in
court prompted by the revelation of circumstances, which were previously not
known to the subject who filed the complaint, shall not be considered a new
complaint and shall not be subject to the established limitations of terms.

Article 95. Form and Content of
the Complaint

1. A complaint to an election commission or court shall be
submitted in written form.

2. A complaint that is submitted to an election commission
or court shall include:

1) the name of the election
commission or court, to which the complaint is submitted;

2) the surname, name and
patronymic, the place of residence of the citizen of Ukraine or the exact name and location (official postal address) of the
election commission or the party (bloc) who is the complainant;

3) the name of the subject of
the complaint and his/her postal address;

4) essence of the issue in
question;

5) an outline of the
circumstances and indication of the proofs , based on which the complainant
justifies his/her claims;

6) clearly formulated claims;

7) a list of attached documents
and materials;

8) an indication of the
concerned people , which the complainant consider necessary to include in the
consideration of the complaint; and

9) the signature of the
complainant (the representative of the legal person, who is the complainant)
with an indication of the date it was signed.

3. A complaint shall be signed by the person who filed it.
If a complaint on behalf of a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine is
filed by his/her proxy, then the statement shall as well contain the surname,
name and patronymic, the place of residence or location (postal address) and
the type and number of the means of communication of the candidate, in whose
interests the complaint is filed, as well as a n document, authenticated
according to the requirement of the legislation, certifying the authorities of
the person who filed the complaint. A complaint submitted on behalf of an
election commission or a party (bloc) shall be signed by its chairperson (head)
or by another person authorized to do so, whose signature shall be certified
with the seal of the election commission or party (parties that are members of
the bloc).

4. The complaint shall have its multiplied copies attached
to it, the number of which shall be determined by the number of the subjects of
appeal and the number of concerned persons mentioned in the complaint.

Article 96. Procedure and Terms
for Considering Complaints

1. A Court hearing of complaint s shall be conducted in
accordance with the procedure envisaged by law, taking into account the
peculiarities established by this Law. The chairperson of an election commission
or subject to a decision of the commission, another member of the commission
shall represent the election commission in court.

2. The Central Election Commission shall establish the
procedure for considering complaints by an election commission. Election
commission s shall consider complaints upon the manda­tory invitation of the
subject who filed the complaint and the subject of the complaint.

3. The day a complaint was filed shall be considered the
actual day the subject considering complaints obtained it.

4. A complaint not complying with the formal requirements
of article 95 shall be returned to the subject who filed the complaint (to the
representative of the legal person who is the subject who filed the complaint)
with respective explanations no later than on the following day after the
complaint was received, or if filed the day before, on, or following the day of
voting - immediately.

5. A complaint shall be considered within five days from
the date it was received , but if it concerns violations, which took place
before the day of voting, - no later than at the end of voting, and if it
concerns violations, which took place on the day of voting, - no later that the
day following the day of voting.

6. The subject who filed the complaint and other concerned
persons may be notified about the time and venue for considering the complaint
by means of a recommended wire, facsimile transmission or electronic mail. It
is also permitted to notify the complaining entity appealing subject and other
persons concerned about the time and venue for considering the complaint by
phone if such action is recorded by an official of the subject considering the
complaint in a separate written note, which shall be attached to the case
(protocol).

7. Courts, offices of the prosecutor and election
commissions shall organize their work during the election process, including on
weekends , holidays and on the day of voting, in such a way that it ensures
that complaints can be received and considered within the terms and in the
manner established by this Law.

Article 97. Evidence

1. Evidence upon which an election commission considering a
complaint shall determine the presence or absence of circumstances, on which
the subject who filed the complaint bases his/her claims and the concerned
persons base their objections, may include the following:

1) written documents and
materials, which shall contain information about the circumstances , which may
be of importance for the consideration of a the complaint;

2) written explanations from
subjects of the election process, officials and officers of state executive
bodies, bodies of local self-government, enterprises, establishments,
institutions and organizations obtained on the request of members of the
election commission exercising the authorities of the commission;

3) written and material
evidences; and

4) conclusions of experts.

2. The election commission shall only accept evidence for
consideration, which of importance for the consideration of the complaint.

3. Circumstances (facts), for which the law has established
specific methods for proof, may not be proved by other means.

4. Written evidence shall be submitted in original form or
in a duly certified copy. If written evidence has been submitted in a copy, the
subject considering the complaint shall have the right to demand the submission
of the original.

5. The election commission shall evaluate evidences taking
into account the examination of them in their sum, abiding by the law. No
evidences shall be deemed valid in advance, except for facts established by a
court decision that has come into legal force.

Article 98. Decisions on a
Considered Complaint

1. After having determined that a decision, action or
inactivity of a subject of the complaint does not comply with the legislation
on the elections of the President of Ukraine, the subject considering
complaints shall satisfy the complaint , cancel the decision, or parts of it,
declare the actions or inactivity illegal, obligate the subject of the
complaint to satisfy the claims of the complainant, or in an other way restore
the violated voting rights of citizens, and rights and legally protected
interests of the subject of the election process, or oblige the subject of the
complaint and (or) another body, party (bloc), mass media entity, official or
officer to perform actions , envisaged by the legislation regulating the
organization and procedure for the conduct of the elections to the President of
Ukraine, which follow from the fact that the decision was cancelled , and it shall
declare the appealed actions or inactivity illegal.

2. In case a court cancels the decision of a respective
election commission, including on issues such as declaring the voting in an
election precinct invalid or on the determination of the outcome and results of
the vote then the election commission, whose decision was cancelled, or a
higher-level election commission on the basis of a court decision, shall take a
decision on this issue. When doing so, the election commission may not take a
decision that in its essence repeats the decision, which was cancelled by the
court.

3. The election commission of a higher level may on the
basis of a complaint or a court decision cancel a decision of a lower-level
election commission and decide on the merits of the issue or oblige the
lower-level election commission to reconsider the complaint.

4. The considering subject may refuse to satisfy a
complaint if it determines that the appealed decisions, actions or inactivity
were made in accordance with law and within authorities envisaged by law.

5. A copy of the decision of a considering subject shall be
distributed to the subject who filed the complaint, the subject of the
complaint and to other concerned persons present, and shall as well be sent to
the respective election commissions and to other persons on the day such
decision was taken (announced).

6. The decision of a court of first instance shall come
into legal force after the end of the term for cassation appeal.

Article 99. Peculiarities of
Reconsidering Court Decisions

1. Participants in court hearings of a case shall have the
right to appeal a court decision, or parts of it , in cassation order, in the
event it was adopted by a court of first instance and has not come into legal
force, if the court of first instance did not fully clarify the circumstances
of the case, did not provide due evaluation of the evidence, did not properly
apply the standards of material law, or significantly violated the standards of
court procedure.

2. A cassation appeal can also be submitted by a third
person - a subject of the election pro­ cess, who took part in the court
hearing of the case, if the decision of the court of first instance violates
his/her rights and freedom s , which are guaranteed by law.

3. The Supreme Court of Ukraine shall reconsider decisions of courts of appeal, which have been
satisfied by them in first instance, in cassation order.

4. Cassation appeals against decisions of a court of first
instance may be submitted within two days from the day following the day the
copy of the decision was received.

5. Cassation appeals submitted after the expiry of the
terms, established in part four of this article, shall not be considered.

6. A court of appeal shall hear the case within two days
after the expiry of the term for cassation appeal, but with regard to court
decisions, which were satisfied by a court of first instance prior to the day
of voting, no later than at the time the voting begins.

Article
100. Peculiarities of Filing Complaints against the Decisions, Actions or
Inactivity of State Executive Bodies, Bodies of Local Self-Government,
Enterprises, Institutions, Establishments and Organizations, Their Officials
and Officers

1. A complaint against a decision, action or inactivity of
state executive bodies, bodies of local self-government, enterprises,
institutions, establishments and organizations, their officials and officers
shall be submitted to a local court at the location of the body, enterprise,
institution, establishment or organization, the decision, action or inactivity
of which or their officials (officers) are appealed.

2. The consideration of a complaint against a decision,
action or inactivity of state executive bodies, bodies of local
self-government, enterprises, institutions, establishments and organizations,
their officials and officers shall not exclude bringing individual officials
and officers to disciplinary, administrative or criminal responsibility in
accordance with the procedure envisaged by Law.

Article
101. Peculiarities of Filing Complaints against the Acts or Actions of Public
Associations and Election Blocs

1. An election commission, a candidate to the post of
President of Ukraine, a party (bloc), a local branch of a party (bloc of local
branches of parties) - a subject of the respective election process, or a voter
whose legal rights or legally protected interests have been violated , shall
have the right to file a complaint against decisions or actions of a public
association, an election bloc, or its official or authorized representative
that relate to the election process, except for those decisions or actions,
which according to the law, or the charter (regulations) of the public
association fall within its internal organizational activities or its exclusive
competence.

2. A complaint filed on the grounds specified in part one
of this article shall be submitted to a local court at the location of the
public association or, election bloc, the decisions or actions of which are
appealed.

Article
102. Peculiarities of Filing Complaints against Actions or Inactivity of Mass
Media, Their Owners, Officials and Officers

1. A candidate to the post of President of Ukraine or a
party (bloc) - a subject of the election process shall have the right to file a
complaint to court or to a respective election commission against the actions
or inactivity of mass media, their owners, officials and officers, which
violate the procedure established by law for the activities of mass media
during the election process, including the pre-election campaign, in
particular, with respect to the requirement to refute of untrue information
published by them about a candidate or a party (bloc) that nominated a
candidate.

2. The Central Election Commission or territorial election
commission shall have the right at its own initiative to file a complaint to
court against the actions or inactivity , specified in part one of this
article, of mass media, their owners, officials and officers.

3. A complaint against actions or inactivity of mass media,
their owners, officials and officers shall be submitted to a local court at the
location of the mass media, the actions or inactivity of which are appealed.

4. A complaint about violations of the restrictions
established by law on the pre-election campaign committed by all-national mass
media shall be submitted to the Central Election Commission of Ukraine, and ,
if committed by local or regional mass media - to the respective territorial
election com­mission. The election commission that received such complaint
shall, by its decision, promptly send it to the respective law enforcement
bodies for verification and actions on it according to law.

5. Considering a complaint against the actions or
inactivity of mass media entities, their owners, officials and officers shall
not exclude bringing the aforementioned entity or its individual owners,
officials and officers to civil, administrative or criminal responsibility in
accordance with the procedure envisaged by law.

Article
103. Peculiarities of Filing Complaints against the Actions of Candidates to
the Post of President of Ukraine and Their Proxies

1. A candidate to the post of President of Ukraine and, a
party (bloc) - a subject of the election process shall have the right to file a
complaint against actions of another candidate to the post of President of
Ukraine or his/her proxy, if these actions are aimed at violating the legally
established procedure for nominating a candidate or conducting the pre-election
campaign, or otherwise aimed at violating their rights or the voting rights of
citizens.

2. A voter shall have the right to file a complaint against
the actions of a candidate to the post of President of Ukraine and his/her
proxy, if these actions violate his/her voting rights.

3. A complaint against the actions of a candidate to the
post of President of Ukraine shall be submitted to the Central Election
Commission or to the Kyiv City Court of Appeal.

Article
104. Peculiarities of Complaining against the Decisions, Actions or Inactivity
of Election Commissions

1. A subject of the election process shall have the right
to file a complaint against the decisions, actions or inactivity of election
commissions or an individual member of an election commission.

2. Complaints against the decisions, actions or inactivity
of polling station election commissions or its members, shall be filed with the
territorial election commission or with a local court at the location of the
polling station election commission. The subject of the complaint shall have
the right to apply to the respective court of appeal with a motivated request
to reverse the adjudication of the complaint.

3. Complaints against the decisions, actions or inactivity
of territorial election commissions or its members shall be filed with the
Central Election Commission or with a court of appeal at the location of the
territorial election commission.

4. Considering a complaint against the decisions, actions
or inactivity of an election commission or its members shall not exclude
bringing its individual members to administrative or cri­mi­nal respon­si­bility
in accordance with the procedure envisaged by law.

Article
105. Responsibility for Violations of the Legislation on the Elections of the
President of Ukraine

Persons found guilty in violations of the legislation on
the elections of the President of Ukraine shall be brought to criminal,
administrative or other responsibility in accordance with the procedure
established by law.

Chapter XIII

FINAL
PROVISIONS

1. This Law shall take effect as of the day of its official
promulgation.

2. For the purposes of this Law, the place of residence of
a person shall be determined according to the Law of Ukraine "On the
freedom of movement and free choice of residence".

3. Until the legislation of Ukraine is brought in compliance with this Law, laws and other legal
regulations shall be applied to the extent they do not contravene this Law.

4. Within one month from promulgation of this Law, the
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine will:

- draft proposals to bring the
laws of Ukraine into compliance
with this Law and submit them to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine;

- bring its own regulations into
compliance with this Law;

- ensure the adoption of
regulations envisaged by this Law; and

- ensure that ministries and
other central State executive bodies revise and cancel their regulations, which
contravene this Law.

5. The Central Election Commission will:

- within one month from the
promulgation of this Law bring its acts in compliance with this Law;